Regulations for Executing the Death Penalty Article 3

After the Ministry of Justice approves an order to execute the death penalty case, a written order shall be sent to the Supreme Prosecutors Office to be forwarded to the relevant High Prosecutors Office, or its division office, so that an executive prosecutor may be assigned to execute the death penalty, pursuant to the law, within three days. However, if the executive prosecutor identifies that the case does have grounds for a retrial or an extraordinary appeal, he may telephone the Ministry of Justice requesting for a further review within three days.After the executive prosecutor requests a review in accordance with the provisos in the preceding paragraph, the Ministry of Justice shall submit the case to the Supreme Prosecutors Office for a further review.After a death penalty order has been issued, the execution shall not be suspended except in the case of the proviso to Paragraph 1 or in any of the following circumstances:1. The Constitutional Court has issued a preliminary injunction order in accordance with Article 43 of the Constitutional Court Procedure Act.2. There has been a court ruling suspending the execution in accordance with Article 435, Paragraph 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.