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{{about|execution vans in China|the mobile gas chamber execution van|Gas van}}The '''execution van''', also called a '''mobile execution unit''', was developed by the government of the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC)<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/1332d59d-37bc-474f-8d15-08db1600d725 9 grim things you never knew about the death penalty] by [[BBC]]</ref> and |
{{about|execution vans in China|the mobile gas chamber execution van|Gas van}}The '''execution van''', also called a '''mobile execution unit''', was developed by the government of the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC)<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/1332d59d-37bc-474f-8d15-08db1600d725 9 grim things you never knew about the death penalty] by [[BBC]]</ref> and is one of the methods of [[capital punishment in China]]. The prisoner is strapped to a stretcher and executed inside the van. The van allows death sentences to be carried out without moving the prisoner to an execution ground. |
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The vans also require less manpower per execution, requiring four persons to assist with the injection and are mobile. The PRC states that the vans are more humane than previous forms of execution. |
The vans also require less manpower per execution, requiring four persons to assist with the injection and are mobile. The PRC states that the vans are more humane than previous forms of execution. |
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==People's Republic of China== |
==People's Republic of China== |
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Historically, Chinese executions have been carried out by [[Execution by shooting|shooting]], although the state is attempting to shift toward [[Lethal injection|lethal injections]]. Because demand is high and the facilities can be expensive{{Better source|reason=Citation is the Washington Post, which does not provide sources.|date=November 2020}}, the state deploys special police buses designed to administer the injection.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Fisher|first=Max|title=Yes, China still harvests organs from executed prisoners|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2012/11/05/yes-china-still-harvests-organs-from-executed-prisoners/|access-date=2020-10-29|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> After the 1997 decision to legalize lethal injection as a form of execution, PRC officials began using execution vans across China. Becoming popular in 2007,<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/killing-vans-make-process-easier-for-china-s-authorities-1.703093 Killing Vans Make Process Easier For China's Authorities], by [[The Irish Times]]</ref> these officials state that the vans are cost-effective by allowing communities without the money to build dedicated death rows to kill prisoners without the costs associated with sending prisoners away for death. In 2006, former Chinese judge and current lawyer Qiu Xingsheng argues that "some places can't afford the cost of sending a person to Beijing—perhaps $250—plus $125 more for the drug."<ref name="usatoday"/> Because [[Beijing]] is the only place where the drug is manufactured, the vans have allowed localities to administer the death sentence where the crime took place. Estimates place the number of execution vans in operation at around 40; the PRC has not confirmed this number.<ref name=":0" /> |
Historically, Chinese executions have been carried out by [[Execution by shooting|shooting]], although the state is attempting to shift toward [[Lethal injection|lethal injections]]. Because demand is high and the facilities can be expensive{{Better source|reason=Citation is the Washington Post, which does not provide sources.|date=November 2020}}, the state deploys special police buses designed to administer the injection.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Fisher|first=Max|title=Yes, China still harvests organs from executed prisoners|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2012/11/05/yes-china-still-harvests-organs-from-executed-prisoners/|access-date=2020-10-29|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> After the 1997 decision to legalize lethal injection as a form of execution, PRC officials began using execution vans across China. Becoming popular in 2007,<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/killing-vans-make-process-easier-for-china-s-authorities-1.703093 Killing Vans Make Process Easier For China's Authorities], by [[The Irish Times]]</ref> these officials state that the vans are cost-effective by allowing communities without the money to build dedicated death rows to kill prisoners without the costs associated with sending prisoners away for death. In 2006, former Chinese judge and current lawyer Qiu Xingsheng argues that "some places can't afford the cost of sending a person to Beijing—perhaps $250—plus $125 more for the drug."<ref name="usatoday"/> Because [[Beijing]] is the only place where the drug is manufactured, the vans have allowed localities to administer the death sentence where the crime took place. Estimates place the number of execution vans in operation at around 40; the PRC has not confirmed this number.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2004|title=Undermining Global Security: the European Union’s arms exports|url=https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/88000/act300032004en.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|page=76}}</ref> |
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A converted 24-seat bus, the execution van keeps the appearance of a normal police van on the outside with no markings indicating its purpose. The rear of the vehicle houses a windowless chamber where the execution takes place. Several cameras are present and feed closed-circuit televisions in the front of the van; a recording can be made if desired. The bed itself slides out of the wall under its own power, on which the convicted person is strapped down. A [[syringe]] is put into the arm by a technician and a police official administers the injection by pressing a button.<ref name=":0" /> Amnesty International predicts that the execution rate in China will increase because of mobile capital punishment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2004|title=Undermining Global Security: the European Union’s arms exports|url=https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/88000/act300032004en.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|page=76}}</ref> {{Obsolete source|reason=This is a report from 18 years ago. Did the execution rate increase?|date=November 2020}} |
A converted 24-seat bus, the execution van keeps the appearance of a normal police van on the outside with no markings indicating its purpose. The rear of the vehicle houses a windowless chamber where the execution takes place. Several cameras are present and feed closed-circuit televisions in the front of the van; a recording can be made if desired. The bed itself slides out of the wall under its own power, on which the convicted person is strapped down. A [[syringe]] is put into the arm by a technician and a police official administers the injection by pressing a button.<ref name=":0" /> Amnesty International predicts that the execution rate in China will increase because of mobile capital punishment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2004|title=Undermining Global Security: the European Union’s arms exports|url=https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/88000/act300032004en.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|page=76}}</ref> {{Obsolete source|reason=This is a report from 18 years ago. Did the execution rate increase?|date=November 2020}} |
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The execution van, also called a mobile execution unit, was developed by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC)[1] and is one of the methods of capital punishment in China. The prisoner is strapped to a stretcher and executed inside the van. The van allows death sentences to be carried out without moving the prisoner to an execution ground.
The vans also require less manpower per execution, requiring four persons to assist with the injection and are mobile. The PRC states that the vans are more humane than previous forms of execution.
People's Republic of China
Historically, Chinese executions have been carried out by shooting, although the state is attempting to shift toward lethal injections. Because demand is high and the facilities can be expensive[better source needed], the state deploys special police buses designed to administer the injection.[2] After the 1997 decision to legalize lethal injection as a form of execution, PRC officials began using execution vans across China. Becoming popular in 2007,[3] these officials state that the vans are cost-effective by allowing communities without the money to build dedicated death rows to kill prisoners without the costs associated with sending prisoners away for death. In 2006, former Chinese judge and current lawyer Qiu Xingsheng argues that "some places can't afford the cost of sending a person to Beijing—perhaps $250—plus $125 more for the drug."[4] Because Beijing is the only place where the drug is manufactured, the vans have allowed localities to administer the death sentence where the crime took place. Estimates place the number of execution vans in operation at around 40; the PRC has not confirmed this number.[5]
A converted 24-seat bus, the execution van keeps the appearance of a normal police van on the outside with no markings indicating its purpose. The rear of the vehicle houses a windowless chamber where the execution takes place. Several cameras are present and feed closed-circuit televisions in the front of the van; a recording can be made if desired. The bed itself slides out of the wall under its own power, on which the convicted person is strapped down. A syringe is put into the arm by a technician and a police official administers the injection by pressing a button.[5] Amnesty International predicts that the execution rate in China will increase because of mobile capital punishment.[5] [obsolete source]
Criminal Organ harvesting
Execution vans are a procurement part of the Chinese organ trade. In 2012, it was estimated that 65% of transplanted organs came from executed prisoners, many of whom were executed in vans to meet the high demand for organs.[2] Activists claim that the bodies are quickly cremated, which makes it impossible for family members to determine if organs have in fact been removed.[6][dead link]
Controversy
The PRC government claims that this is a more humane form of killing people, being far less painful than firing squad executions. Zhao Shijie, president of the Yunnan Provincial High Court, was quoted as praising the new system: "The use of lethal injection shows that China's death penalty system is becoming more civilized and humane." While the vans have moved China away from previous days of large public executions, human rights activists counter that they are "like government-sanctioned death squads", and allow for an increased number and a higher efficiency of executions.
Notable executions
On December 22, 2003, organized crime leader Liu Yong was executed in an execution van in a controversial ruling. Liu was convicted of 32 charges and sentenced to death in 2000, but was granted a reprieve after appealing the case on the grounds that his confession was forced. Liu had been given a retrial by the Supreme Court on December 17. It was the first time the Supreme Court had bypassed China's two-trial system in which two trials are permitted and the verdict of the second trial may be appealed by either side.[7][8]
On March 17, 2006, billionaire Yuan Baojing was executed in a van for the arranged murder of a blackmailer.[4]
The former Director of the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China Zheng Xiaoyu was executed in an execution van on July 10, 2007, for corruption. Zheng tried to appeal the sentence, but the court ruled that he was a "great danger" to the country and its reputation.
See also
- Capital punishment
- Capital punishment in the People's Republic of China
- Gas van
- Prison bus
- Police bus
References
- ^ 9 grim things you never knew about the death penalty by BBC
- ^ a b Fisher, Max. "Yes, China still harvests organs from executed prisoners". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Killing Vans Make Process Easier For China's Authorities, by The Irish Times
- ^ a b MacLeod, Calum (2006-06-15). "China makes ultimate punishment mobile". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ a b c "Undermining Global Security: the European Union's arms exports" (PDF). Amnesty International. 2004. p. 76.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Antoaneta Bezlova (2006-07-21). "China's Mobile Death Fleet". Asia Times Online.
- ^ "Mafia kingpin dies in execution van". Taipei Times. 2003-12-23.
- ^ China's Criminal Justice System Archived 2011-10-19 at the Wayback Machine - Yale Law School - Yale University (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2011.