Sad news often comes from North Korea and this news often involves someone being executed. Usually it is either a nameless group of people killed for something small – like possessing foreign DVDs – or some high-ranking official. However, apart from that the average person does not know much about the death penalty in North Korea. When can a person be executed? Who passes the sentence? Who administers the punishment?

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Legal proceedings in North Korea take more than one avenue. One exists for common criminals, another for political offenders. Moreover, the military, as well as the