The fact that capital punishment and imprisonment without possibility of release can be applied under Penal Law to children aged 16 and 17 years at the time the crime was committed is also a major issue of concern for the Committee.
根据《刑法》，可对犯罪年龄16和17岁的儿童判处死刑和监禁，不得假释，这一事实也是委员会关切的一个主要问题。