Portal:Current events/2023 June 5
June 5, 2023 (Monday)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in South Korea
- The Ministry of Justice says it will submit a bill to parliament to lift the ban on carrying out death sentences after 30 years, although South Korea has not carried out an execution since 1997. (Yonhap)
- New South Wales Governor Margaret Beazley unconditionally pardons Kathleen Folbigg, releasing her from 20 years of a 25-year sentence for killing all four of her children, after scientific and medical research suggested the deaths were caused by genetic mutations. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Former Vice President Mike Pence officially files to run for President of the United States in 2024. (BBC News)
Sports
- In Association Football, Celtic F.C. boss Ange Postecoglou agrees to become manager for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur F.C (BBC Sport)