The state of Idaho failed to execute the death penalty for 73-year-old criminal Thomas Eugene Creech. This was reported by Idaho News 6.
The publication notes that the man was sentenced to death more than 40 years ago. In total, the criminal spent almost 50 years in prison.
The execution was planned to take place on February 28, but the medical team could not administer the injection because the prisoner’s vein could not be found.
Due to technical problems, the execution was postponed and Creech was returned to his cell. State officials are currently discussing possible next steps.
Before that, Australian writer Yang Hengjun in China prisoner He was executed in Beijing with a suspended sentence. This was announced by the head of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong.
The minister announced that if Hengjun does not commit serious crimes within two years, the death penalty will be commuted to life imprisonment.
According to ABC television, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Australia was summoned to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs to make a statement.
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