Hanoi, June 25 -- The 15th National Assembly on June 25 adopted the Law on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Penal Code, in which the death penalty for eight criminal offenses is abolished. Specifically, 429 out of 439 deputies present at the sitting, or 89.75% of the total number of deputies, voted in favour. The law amends 38 articles and adds one new article on the crime of illegal use of narcotics. It abolishes the death penalty for eight criminal offenses: the crime aimed at overthrowing the people's government; the crime of sabotaging state infrastructure and technical facilities; the crime of producing and trading counterfeit medicines for treatment and prevention; the crime of destroying peace and causing aggre...