Fourteen people are known to have been executed in South Korea in 1990 and at least 16 more are reported to be on « death row ». In 1989, seven people were executed, the first executions since 1987. Five men executed in December 1990 are named in this report. They are: Sohn Oh-sun, Lee Chae- chol, Chon Kyong-suk, Im Chon-taek, and Song Chae-hong. They were executed for offences involving murder or rape; their executions form part of the South Korean Government’s « War on Crime » announced in November 1990.
