Lawmakers Grill Top Justice Nominee Over Death Penalty

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Lawmakers are examining President Lai Ching-te's latest nominees for Taiwan's top court. First, they grilled prosecutor Tsai Chiu-ming, the nominee for president of the judiciary, over his stance on the death penalty.

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00:00The issue of the death penalty is taking center stage, as lawmakers grill President

00:05Lai Ching does second round of justice nominees.

00:08Prosecutor Cai Chiu-ming, the nominee for grand justice and president of the judiciary,

00:12spoke to the legislature on Wednesday.

00:14He says he does not support abolishing the death penalty, which was ruled partially constitutional

00:19last year.

00:20Cai is one of seven people nominated by President Lai to fill Taiwan's top court.

00:25The court has not been able to hear cases due to a new measure requiring a minimum of ten

00:30justices to do so.

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