Capital Punishment in Kárpátakia

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the Kingdom of Kárpátakia. It is enforced for a wide variety of crimes, and Kárpátakia is known as one of the most prolific users of the death penalty worldwide. Despite international criticism and calls to end the practice, capital punishment enjoys wide support in Kárpátakia. Executions are carried out by firing squd, hanging, or in rare cases, decapitation.

Method

Kárpátakia has a hardline criminal justice system based upon religious law.

It is usually carried out publicly via a four man firing squad in the town square. A public execution will typically commence around 10 a.m. The convicted person is walked into the square and is bound to a special pole used solely for execution. Each member of the firing squad is given live ammunition, and encouraged to aim for the solar plexus. After the convicted person is pronounced dead, a police official announces the crimes committed by the deceased convict and the process is complete. The firing squad might announce the same before the actual execution, though this is up to them. Firing squad is the most used method as it is perceived as quick and efficient. Additionally, the executed convicts family are charged for any bullets fired and execution procedure.

Public display of the body is sometimes ordered if the crime was treason or related crimes such as espionage and sabotage, and also military crimes. When this is ordered, it is usually displayed in a cage suspended from a crane, and it is a criminal offence to throw objects at the deceased body.

Capital offences

Kárpátakian law allows the death penalty for many crimes:

• Treason
• Homosexual sex
• Espionage
• Separatism
• Communism
• Collaborationism
• Selling state secrets
• Terrorism
• Insubordination
• Surrender
• Defection
• Selling military secrets
• Murder
• Rape
• Robbery
• Plotting against national security
• Military cowardice