00:00The issue of the death penalty is taking center stage, as lawmakers grill President
00:05Lai Ching does second round of justice nominees.
00:08Prosecutor Cai Chiu-ming, the nominee for grand justice and president of the judiciary,
00:12spoke to the legislature on Wednesday.
00:14He says he does not support abolishing the death penalty, which was ruled partially constitutional
00:19last year.
00:20Cai is one of seven people nominated by President Lai to fill Taiwan's top court.
00:25The court has not been able to hear cases due to a new measure requiring a minimum of ten
00:30justices to do so.
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