Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang

VIETNAM TO PRODUCE POISON FOR LETHAL INJECTION

January 23, 2013: At the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on crime prevention this morning, Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang said Vietnam would produce poison to serve the policy on conducting the death penalty by lethal injection. The Minister of Public Security said the relevant bodies had submitted to the Government a draft amendment to the decree on the implementation of the death penalty by lethal injection, towards the use of domestically made drugs.
The draft is now being verified by the Ministry of Justice. Currently, 532 prisoners are waiting for the death penalty execution but they will have to wait for the approval of the new decree.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, preparation for the application of lethal injection has completed, with the construction and installation of equipment in five detention centers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Son La, Nghe An and Dak Lak. The training on the implementation of lethal injection has also completed. Lethal injection will be applied immediately when the poison is available. (Sources: english.vietnamnet.vn, 23/01/2013)