The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abroad. It would also spare the life of a recently convicted tycoon.
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The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abroad. It would also spare the life of a recently convicted tycoon.
By Tung Ngo
Reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, in a move that brings it closer in line to international norms.
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