Capital Punishment in Kárpátakia

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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 mainly 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. A medical team present then confirms if the executed is deceased and pronounces them legally dead if so. After the convicted person is declared deceased, a police official announces the crimes committed by the deceased convict and the process is complete. The firing squad might announce them before the execution procedure, though this is up to their discretion. Firing squad is the most used method as it is perceived as quick, relatively painless and efficient. Additionally, the executed convicts family are charged for any bullets fired and execution procedure.

In the case of hanging or decapitation, a mobile platform is brought to the city/town square with either gallows or a chopping block.

Public display of the body is sometimes ordered via judge 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:

Public opinion

Criticism