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> A 2015 article by The Economist says 32 countries have the death penalty for drug smuggling. Only in six countries China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Malaysi
by dmos62 5y ago
> A 2015 article by The Economist says 32 countries have the death penalty for drug smuggling. Only in six countries China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore are drug offenders known to be routinely executed.
- busterarm 5y agoYes, drug traffickers and drug users are different people. "Drug offenders" is legalese for drug users.
- dmos62 5y agoI think the intended meaning was that the rest of those 32 countries don't sentence people to capital punishment for drug crimes.
- busterarm 5y agoNo, they do, that's why they're on the list. Most of those entries are even explained with a link.
- dmos62 5y agoAs I understood it they're on the list because their laws permit capital punishment for drug crimes. The article is saying that only 6 of them routinely exercise that possibility. I read through the notes next to the countries, but didn't find anything interesting.