Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting EU, rights groups

TAIPEI -- Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty.

Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting EU, rights groups

TAIPEI -- Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty.