[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

Oct. 23


GLOBAL:

Pope Francis calls for abolition of death penalty


Today, the Holy Father received delegates from the International Association of 
Penal Law (AIDP), addressing them with a speech focusing on the issues in their 
subject area that have recourse to the Church in her mission of evangelization 
and the promotion of the human person.

The Pope began by recalling the need for legal and political methods that are 
not characterized by the mythological "scapegoat" logic, that is, of an 
individual unjustly accused of the misfortunes that befall a community and then 
chosen to be sacrificed. It is also necessary to refute the belief that legal 
sanctions carry benefit, which requires the implementation of inclusive 
economic and social policies.

He reiterated the primacy of the life and dignity of the human person, 
reaffirming the absolute condemnation of the death penalty, the use of which is 
rejected by Christians. In this context he also talked about the so-called 
extrajudicial executions, that is, the deliberated killing of individuals by 
some states or their agents that are presented as the unintended consequence of 
the reasonable, necessary, and proportionate use of force to implement the law. 
He emphasized that the death penalty is used in totalitarian regimes as "an 
instrument of suppression of political dissent or of persecution of religious 
or cultural minorities".

He then spoke of the conditions of prisoners, including prisoners who have not 
been convicted and those convicted without a trial, stating that pretrial 
detention, when used improperly, is another modern form of unlawful punishment 
that is hidden behind legality. He also referred to the deplorable prison 
condition in much of the world, sometimes due to lack of infrastructure while 
other instances are the result of "the arbitrary exercise of ruthless power 
over detainees". Pope Francis also spoke about torture and other inhuman and 
degrading treatment, stating that, in the world today, torture is used not only 
as a means to achieve a particular purpose, such as a confession or an 
accusation - practices that are characteristic of a doctrine of national 
security - but also adds to the evil of detention. Criminal code itself bears 
responsibility for having allowed, in certain cases, the legitimacy of torture 
under certain conditions, opening the way for further abuse.

The Pope did not forget the application of criminal sanctions against children 
and the elderly, condemning its use in both cases. He also recalled some forms 
of crime that seriously damage the dignity of the human person as well as the 
common good, including human trafficking, slavery - recognized as a crime 
against humanity as well as a war crime in both international law and under 
many nations' laws - the abject poverty in which more than a billion people 
live, and corruption. "The scandalous accumulation of global wealth is possible 
because of the connivance of those with strong powers who are responsible for 
public affairs. Corruption is a process of death ... more evil than sin. An 
evil that, instead of being forgiven, must be cured."

"Caution in the application of penal codes," he concluded, "must be the 
overarching principle of legal systems ... and respect for human dignity must 
not only act to limit the arbitrariness and excesses of government agents but 
as the guiding criterion for prosecuting and punishing behaviors that represent 
the most serious attacks on the dignity and integrity of the human person."

(source: patheos.com)






ZAMBIA:

Kabwe man sentenced to death for killing wife


A 40-year-old man of Kabwe has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Kabwe 
High Court after it convicted him of killing his wife.

This was in a matter in which Vincent Macheleta was charged with the murder of 
Lidia Nkoshi.

Kabwe High Court judge Elita Mwikisa convicted and imposed the death penalty on 
Macheleta on Tuesday, this week.

"Having found you guilty of this charge, I sentence you to death by hanging," 
Ms Justice Mwikisa said.

The convict, on unknown dates but between February 17 and 18, last year, in 
Kabwe, is alleged to have murdered his wife, Nkonshi.

In delivering judgment, Ms Justice Mwikisa told Macheleta that the court had 
found him guilty as charged.

During trial, the court heard that Macheleta and Nkonshi had gone drinking at a 
local pub in Katondo township on the material day.

Ireen Mwape, 29, sister of the deceased, testified that she found the couple 
enjoying themselves at the named pub.

Mwape told the court that Macheleta indicated to her that his wife was behaving 
strangely and that he would kill her (jokingly).

Mwape said she was surprised to be informed the following day that her sister 
was dead.

She told the court that the body of the deceased was found 5 metres from her 
matrimonial home.

And arresting office Evans Mushanga, 25, from Chowa police station testified 
that he received a report from William Mubanga, 33.

(source: The Daily Mail)






SAUDI ARABIA:

Saudi convicts 27 for plotting attack on US forces


A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced 27 people to prison for planning a series of 
attacks against U.S. forces in Qatar and Kuwait, with more than half of the 
defendants charged on Wednesday with also trying to join forces with a group in 
Syria to smuggle fighters to Iraq, official media reports said.

The same court also sentenced on Tuesday 2 Saudi citizens to death and a 3rd to 
12 years in prison for taking part in violent protests in the eastern town of 
al-Awamiya, a Shiite stronghold where protests erupted in 2011 demanding 
greater rights from the Sunni-led monarchy.

The verdicts were announced by the official Saudi Press Agency. The state media 
reports did not say when the al-Qaida-linked attacks were planned, and did not 
name the Syrian group with which 14 of the defendants allegedly tried to form 
an alliance.

The al-Qaida-linked members on trial included 25 Saudis, a Qatari and an Afghan 
national. They were given varying sentences of between 6 months to 30 years in 
prison. The state news agency said the group planned to attack U.S. troops in 
Qatar with grenades, rockets and mortar fire.

The U.S. conducts missions over Iraq from al-Udeid air base in Qatar. It also 
has bases in Kuwait.

The cell is comprised of 41 members, 38 of which are Saudi nationals. The 
remaining 3 are from Qatar, Afghanistan and Yemen.

Verdicts for 13 people were handed down late Tuesday and another 14 were 
sentenced on Wednesday.

The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh, created to try terrorism cases, found 
members of the group guilty of planning to send someone to Iraq for training on 
how to make car bombs to target foreign troops in Qatar and Kuwait. They were 
also found guilty of planning to carry out directives from al-Qaida's branch in 
Iraq.

One of the group's alleged leaders, a Qatari national, received a 30-year 
prison sentence. Another alleged cell leader, a Saudi national, was sentenced 
to 25 years in prison, the SPA reported. The Afghani was sentenced to 3 years 
in prison and ordered deported upon his release on charges he helped raise 
money for fighters in his home country.

In the case of the 3 Shiite Saudi nationals, the Specialized Criminal Court 
said the men were guilty of chanting hostile slogans to destabilize the 
country, using violence during protests and helping provide cover for someone 
opening firing at police.

Protests briefly broke out in al-Awamiya in the Eastern Province last week 
after revered Saudi Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr was sentenced to death for 
a number of charges that largely related to his support for anti-government 
protests.

Human rights activists in Saudi Arabia have long complained that the courts 
often give protesters harsher sentences than those handed down to extremist 
fighters.

(source: zamanalwsl.net)



BANGLADESH:

Ghulam Azam's appeals case deferred


The Supreme Court yesterday fixed December 2 to begin hearing of 2 appeals 
filed by convicted war criminal Ghulam Azam, and the government challenging the 
tribunal verdict upon a defence plea.

Arguing on behalf of the Jamaat guru, Khandaker Mahbub Hossain said there was 
no hurry to begin the case since the convict had been ill and the court had 
many important pending cases to deal with.

"If the court starts hearing in this case, it will take a long time. There is 
no need to start the hearing so quickly," said Mahbub, also an adviser to the 
BNP chairperson.

"Ghulam Azam is 92 years old and got 90 years' imprisonment. He is now dying at 
the CCU of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)," he added.

On the other hand, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said: "If the hearing is 
deferred, the other appeals cases will also be delayed."

Suffering from diabetes and lung complications, the former Jamaat chief has 
been treated at BSMMU's cardiac ICU since October 9.

The same bench has so far disposed off appeals cases of Kamaruzzaman, Delawar 
Hossain Sayedee and Abdul Quader Molla. Of these, the case against death row 
convict Kamaruzzaman, a senior Jamaat leader, is awaiting verdict.

Ghulam Azam was sentenced to 90 years' jail term on July 15 last year by the 
International Crimes Tribunal 1 on charges of committing crimes against 
humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

On August 5, the Jamaat supremo filed an appeal against the verdict seeking 
acquittal while the government challenged the verdict on August 12 pleading for 
death penalty and a ban on the anti-liberation political party, 
Jamaat-e-Islami.

After the hearing, the attorney general told reporters: "Though Ghulam Azam's 
counsel filed the appeal first, the government will begin their hearing first.

"During the hearing, we will place arguments to award him capital punishment."

(source: Dhaka Tribune)






EGYPT:

Egypt court gives death penalty to 7 jihadis


An Egyptian military court has sentenced to death 7 members of the Islamist 
militant group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis and 2 to life in prison on charges of 
planning and executing attacks on the military, media reported.

The attacks, known as the Arab Sharkas case, led to the death of 2 military 
officers.

The condemned were charged with planning terrorist operations, shooting at 
security forces and attacking military facilities. The ruling has been approved 
by Egypt's grand mufti, a necessary procedure in Egyptian law.

This is the 1st trial against the Sinai-based jihadi group, which claims to 
support the Islamic State (IS), the Sunni radical group operating in Syria and 
Iraq, Xinhua reported citing state-run media Ahram Online.

Terrorist attacks have been on the rise since the ousting of former Islamist 
president Mohamed Morsi by the army last July, and the massive security 
crackdown on his supporters left about 1,000 dead while thousands were 
arrested.

The attacks targeted security men and their premises in the restive Sinai 
Peninsula and then extended to hit the capital and provinces across the 
country.

A recent official report said the toll from such attacks has reached nearly 
500, most of whom were soldiers and policemen. The Al Qaeda-inspired Ansar Bayt 
al-Maqdis group has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.

(source: IANS)






PAKISTAN:

Death sentence commuted


A Lahore High Court division bench on Wednesday converted the death penalty 
handed down to 2 convicts in Maulana Azam Tariq murder-attempt case into life 
imprisonment.

Ghulam Raza Naqvi and Zaheer Ahmad filed an appeal against their conviction, 
saying the trial court handed down the death penalty ignoring many grave facts 
of the case. They said the trial court relied on the witnesses of the 
prosecution only and there was no independent witness against them. The 
appellants asked the court to set aside their conviction and order their 
acquittal.

An anti-terrorism court of Sargodha had awarded death sentence to the convicts 
on 2 counts - under Section 302 of the PPC and Section 7 of the ATA.

The bench set aside the death penalty handed down to the convicts under ATA and 
converted the other one given under PPC into life term.

The prosecution accused the convicts of carrying out an attack on the convoy of 
Maulana Azam Tariq in 1994. 2 guards of the Maulana were killed in the attack.

(source: Dawn)

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Asia Bibi's Husband Expresses Distress Over Death Sentence


Asia Bibi has been on death row for several years, and after the Lahore High 
Court (LHC) rejected her last appeal, Bibi's husband has become distraught over 
the sentence.

"This appeal was [a] ray of hope but the rejection of the appeal has shattered 
my confidence in the Pakistani legal system," Bibi's husband Ashiq Masih said 
to the British Pakistani Christian Association according to Christian Today.

Shamim Masih of the British Pakistani Christian Association said that Ashiq was 
"weeping bitterly" over the result of his wife's death sentence.

"I have not told my children about the court decision. How can I? I am too 
scared of their reaction - they are already very depressed. We all were 
expecting her to come home and now this happens," Ashiq said.

Bibi, a Christian mother of five, was sentenced in 2010 under Pakistan's 
blasphemy laws. Her lawyers have 30 days to file an appeal to Pakistan's 
Supreme Court in Islamabad. This is a long process that could take additional 
years of waiting, which could pose a problem as Bibi's health conditions 
worsen.

"How can I tell my children their mother is not free? This will kill them," 
Ashiq said.

In Muslim-majority Pakistan, blasphemy laws are upheld in the strictest form, 
and these charges can lead to the death penalty. Many reports have claimed 
these laws are sometimes used to settle personal scores. Belder believes that 
the Lahore High Court rejected Bibi's appeal under pressure by Islamists in the 
region.

Bibi's case drew international attention when 2 politicians who defended her - 
Punjab governor Salman Taseer and minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatt - were 
assassinated in 2011 after they spoke out for reforms on the blasphemy laws in 
the country.

Other Christian leaders in Iran have spoken out against the ruling. Bishop 
Rufin Anthony called for a "Day of Prayer" for Bibi as the court's decision was 
"heart breaking," according to BosNewsLife. In addition, Bishop Thomas Dabre of 
neighboring India called Bibi's death sentence "an affront to the dignity of us 
all."

Samira Shackle wrote in the Guardian that change will not come to the blasphemy 
laws because extremist groups have power in Pakistan due to the majority of the 
public sharing their ideologies.

"The targeting of anyone who speaks out about blasphemy laws has had a chilling 
effect, and even outspoken liberal voices are reluctant to make the case for 
reform publicly," she said.

"While this self-censorship is entirely understandable in a country where the 
authorities provide little protection, it gives extremist ideas the space to 
flourish and grow. Without people in the halls of power willing to stand up and 
call for change, there is little hope for Bibi."

2 European Parliament legislators, Peter van Dalen and Bas Belder, have said 
that they plan to make an official appeal to Parliament on this case, according 
to BosNewsLife. They also plan on requesting the European parliament's 
president, the European Union's foreign policy chief, the European Commission 
president, and the Pope to act now to free Bibi.

"I am saddened and condemn this cowardly decision by Pakistani judges," Van 
Dalen said. "It's terrible that they did not find courage to acquit this young 
wife and mother of five children. Asia Bibi is innocent. She is already 
spending 5 years on death row, and must be freed now."

Bibi was 1st arrested in 2009 she got into an argument with Muslim women 
regarding sharing the same drinking water. This resulted in the Muslim women 
filing blasphemy charges against her for insulting the prophet Mohammed. If the 
death sentence remains upheld, Bibi will be the 1st woman in history to be 
legally executed under Pakistan's blasphemy laws.

(source: Christian Daily)


BRITAIN:

David Cameron pledge over death penalty Leith man


The Prime Minister has pledged his support to resolve the "appalling" case of 
an elderly Edinburgh man who faces the death penalty for blasphemy in Pakistan 
- but has come under fire for getting details wrong.

Mohammed Asghar, who suffers from severe paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced 
to death in January after penning a series of letters where he claimed to be 
the Prophet Mohammed.

The 70-year-old grandfather - a former grocer from Leith - is currently in 
hospital in Rawalpindi after he was shot by a policeman in Adiyala Jail last 
month.

His devastated family have called on the British Government to intervene as 
they believe Mr Asghar, who was sectioned briefly in Edinburgh in 2010, is not 
receiving the specialist care he needs behind bars.

Speaking during Prime Ministers Questions yesterday, David Cameron said he had 
raised the case personally at the highest levels in Pakistan.

In response to a question by Edinburgh East MP Sheila Gilmore, Mr Cameron said: 
"It's appalling the way this man has been treated and it is particularly 
appalling that he was actually shot while in prison, supposedly being protected 
by the Pakistani authorities.

"We have raised this case and I have raised this case personally with the 
leaders of Pakistan.

"We obviously are looking at the case for a prisoner transfer, but they had to 
be suspended in recent years because Pakistan released prisoners that we 
returned to them - so there is a problem there. But we take this case very, 
very seriously and we are raising it at every level in Pakistan."

But lawyer Aamer Anwer, who represents Mr Asghar's family, told reporters 
afterwards that such transfers had not been suspended and could be used to 
return Mr Asghar to Scotland.

He said: "The Asghar family are deeply alarmed that the PM has got it so 
completely and utterly wrong on the question of the prisoner transfer 
agreement."

Mr Anwer said he had been advised by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill 
and First Minister Alex Salmond that a prisoner transfer agreement was an 
option for his client. He said: "Scotland of course has its own legal 
jurisdiction and the Scottish Prison Authority would deal with any prisoner 
transfer rather than England.

"The Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed this afternoon to the Scottish 
Government following a request from myself for clarification that the PTA is 
not suspended," Mr Anwer added.

Mr Asghar's daughter, Jasmine Rana, 40, presented a petition to the Prime 
Minister last week which was signed by 70,000 people including comedian Frankie 
Boyle and actor David Morrissey.

The family have also met with Mr Salmond who called for Mr Asghar to be 
transferred to a Scottish prison.

(source: Edinburgh News)

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Britain urged to suspend aid to Pakistan as hangings loom----Campaigners call 
for British aid to Pakistan to be halted as Pakistan prepares to hang 1st 
prisoner in 6 years


Britain is under pressure to suspend aid to Pakistan as the country prepares to 
resume executions.

Shoaib Sarwar, a convicted murderer, is scheduled to be hanged on Monday, 
ending a 6-year moratorium on the death penalty and opening the door to the 
executions of thousands more on death row.

Britain will this year spend 446 million pounds in Pakistan, making it the 
largest recipient of overseas aid in the world.

It includes millions of pounds to support anti-drug trafficking operations by 
the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), under a United Nations scheme to halt the flow 
of drugs from Afghanistan.

British aid has provided extensive training, as well as bullet-proof vests, 
night vision goggles, vehicles, body scanners and paid for the maintenance of 
helicopters.

Drug possession is a capital offence, and 111 drug offenders are on Pakistan's 
death row, including British nationals who were convicted in trials which 
critics argue fell short of international standards.

Reprieve, the charity that campaigns against the death penalty, said Britain 
risks being "complicit in a gross human rights abuse" if drug mules caught by a 
force trained and equipped by Britain are executed.

The ANF prides itself on securing a conviction rate of more than 92 %. Its 
annual report notes the organisation's "thirst" for guilty sentences, adding: 
"Fear of having 92 % chances of being convicted would surely forbid a sane man 
from falling prey into the hands of drug traffickers". There are widespread 
allegations of police corruption and fabricated evidence in trials.

British aid in Pakistan is frequently judged on its success in increasing the 
number of arrests and successful prosecutions.

Britain and Denmark suspended funding for a similar UN anti-drugs programme in 
Iran because the Tehran regime was using the death penalty for drug offences.

Sarwar, 1 of 8,000 people on death row, was due to be hanged on September 18. 
The execution was postponed twice until Monday.

Maya Foa, the director of Reprieve's death penalty team, said continued British 
aid for the program must be made conditional on Pakistan abolishing the death 
penalty for drug offences.

"The people whose death sentences British aid has supported are hardly the 
barons or kingpins of the international drug trade; rather, they are innocent 
scapegoats or vulnerable mules, often targeted by notoriously corrupt police 
forces eager to meet quotas," she said.

"British aid for executions breaches the Government's own human rights rules 
and makes a mockery of its commitment to fight capital punishment abroad."

A spokesman for the Department for International Development said: "Our aid 
relationship with any government is based on an assessment of commitment to our 
partnership principles, including to human rights."

A Foreign Office spokesman added: "We are concerned by any suggestion that 
executions might resume in Pakistan. The UK opposes the death penalty in all 
circumstances and continues to urge the Government of Pakistan to abolish the 
death penalty, and as a minimum to maintain its de facto moratorium on 
executions."

The Coalition has committed to spending 0.7 % of GDP on overseas aid. MPs on 
the International Development Select Committee have called for aid to Pakistan 
to be cut, arguing that it is a middle income country whose leaders failed to 
collect and pay taxes.

(source: The Telegraph)






INDONESIA:

Australian's wife could face death penalty----Accused of arranging the murder 
of her Australian husband, Indonesian woman Noor Ellis could face the death 
penalty in Bali.


A woman accused of arranging the murder of her Australian businessman husband 
in Bali could face charges carrying the death penalty.

The development in the case comes as the couple's Perth-based sons arrive in 
Bali to mourn their father, Robert Ellis, 60.

Mr Ellis was found dead in a watery ditch alongside a lonely rice field on 
Tuesday.

He was set upon in his own Bali kitchen by 5 killers who slashed his throat 
"like killing a pig", police say.

His wife of around 20 years, Indonesian Julaikah Noor Aini, known as Noor 
Ellis, is accused of ordering the crime while furious over money and 
infidelity.

Police will allege she paid Arli, the boyfriend of her maid known as "F", 
$14,000 to kill Mr Ellis, most of it to be paid after the crime.

Police spokesman Hery Wiyanto says the wife, Arli, "F" and a 2nd maid known as 
"Y" will be charged.

F is accused of "lifting and dumping" Mr Ellis' body, while Y apparently 
cleaned up the bloody kitchen.

Mr Hery said 2 charges were being weighed - murder, carrying up to 15 years 
jail, and premeditated murder - which carries a maximum penalty of death.

4 others were still wanted for assisting Arli, he said.

"Some have fled out of Bali and some are still hiding in Bali," he said.

"We urge them to surrender. Wherever they are, we will hunt them down."

The couple's sons Jon and Peter Ellis, both Perth-based students, arrived in 
Bali on Thursday.

They released a statement on Wednesday saying their father was a huge influence 
in their lives.

They were "completely devastated" by his death, they said.

Police say the roles each of the accused played in the crime are still being 
established, with another re-enactment to be staged for investigators on 
Friday.

(source: AAP)






IRAN----execution

Prisoner hanged after 6 years on death row


The authorities in a prison in a northern city of Iran hanged a young man after 
he had been on death row for 6 years.

The 35-year-old prisoner was executed on Wednesday (October 22, 2014) in a 
prison in Amol - a city in the northern Mazandaran province.

The head of the regime's judiciary identified the prisoner by his initials - 
H.S., reported state-run Fars news agency.

Meanwhile, on the same day 10 other inmates have been transferred to isolation 
to await their execution in 3 prisons across the country.

3 prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in a prison in the 
southern city of Kerman.

In Adel-Abad prison in the southern city of Shiraz 6 inmates who have been 
sentenced to death were transferred to isolation to be executed in coming days.

3 of the inmates had been arrested on drug related charges.

A truck driver who had been sentenced to death for drugs being found on his 
truck without his knowledge has been transferred to await his execution in city 
of Zahadan, southeastern Iran.

In Iran, under the rule of mullahs and under Hassan Rouhani, the death penalty 
is being widely used.

Since August 2013 when Hassan Rouhani took office as a 'moderate' president, 
over 1000 - mostly officially announced - executions have been carried out in 
Iran.

At least 27 women and more than a dozen prisoners who were juveniles at the 
time of their arrest, together with 20 political prisoners, are amongst those 
hanged, many publicly.

(source: NCR-Iran)






KURDISTAN:

300 People in Kurdistan Region Waiting Execution


The number of people in Kurdistan Region who are waiting to be executed 
increases with each passing day, even though the capital punishment has not 
been implemented in the region for almost 15 years.

However, some experts believe that death penalty is necessary to be implemented 
in Kurdistan Region, due to the current situation since Kurdistan is in fight 
with the Islamic State (IS) militants.

According to information obtained by BasNews that currently in all Kurdistan 
region prisons, about 300 people are waiting to be executed, even though the 
sentence has not implemented in Kurdistan region in the last decade.

A source from one of the Kurdistan Region prisons who spoke on condition of 
anonymity said that the cost of each of these prisoners who's their fate have 
been decided by the court is waiting execution almost US $8 per day, on the 
Kurdistan government.

The head of Law Committee in Kurdistan Parliament, Valla Farid told BasNews 
that the implementation of death penalty has been stopped in the Kurdistan 
Region. There is no draft law in the parliament to review the case of those 
people that have been decided by court to be executed.

She believes that there should be more clarity on capital punishment law and 
there must be a decision made on weather the death penalty to be implemented or 
stopped permanently.

Member of the Law Committee in Kurdistan Parliament Goran Azad told BasNews and 
stated, "The final decision must be made on death penalty, either to carry out 
the punishment or cancel it because it has caused many problems that these 
people who are sentenced to death and they are counted as died people while 
they are still alive."

"A number of Kurdistan judges came to Parliament and talked about this issue. 
They stated that there are some criminals that should be executed because of 
the extent of their crimes," added Azad.

He also mentioned that there is some crimes in Kurdistan Region that is way 
worse than the crimes of Islamic State (IS) militants.

"Therefore, we can't say that this law is only for terror crimes not other 
ones. Kurdistan Parliament and other governmental establishments must seriously 
discuss this issue law, and they have to make a decision and decide that is 
should be implemented or removed completely," explained Azad.

Social Expert, Salih Rahman told BasNews that, "It is better to have a serious 
discussion about this law as well as holding a session in the parliament about 
it because the destiny of those people is between death and life, and I am sure 
that they will prefer death instead of that."

Rahman noted that perhaps this punishment has its importance now in time of war 
in order to protect the life of other people in general.

(source: Bas News)