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Dominican Republic Ponders Death Penalty
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many Dominican adults think capital punishment should be considered as an option for a specific crime, according to a poll by Gallup published in Hoy. 67.3 per cent of respondents support the death penalty for people convicted of sexual abuse against children.
Since 1924, the death penalty has been abolished in the Caribbean nation. The maximum punishment for a crime in the Dominican Republic is 30 years in prison.
Dominican Catholic cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez criticized the position of death penalty advocates, declaring, "We should look into life imprisonment because capital punishment is unjustifiable, in accordance with the opinion of the Pope."
Dominican voters will renew the Congress of the Republic on May 16.
Polling Data
Do you support or oppose the death penalty for people convicted of sexual abuse against children?
Support | 67.3% |
Oppose | 28.3% |
Neither | 2.3% |
No opinion | 1.8% |
Source: Gallup / Hoy
Methodology: Interviews with 1,200 Dominican adults, conducted from Apr. 7 to Apr. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
