[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

Sept. 29



BANGLADESH:

Man to die for killing sister


A local court in Gazipur has sentenced a man to death for killing his pregnant 
sister three and a half years ago to gobble up the whole of ancestral property.

The convict is Md Jahirul Islam Kalu, 36, son of Md Nurul Islam, from Barmi 
village in Sreepur upazila.

Gazipur District and Session Judge AKM Enamul Hoque pronounced the death 
verdict in presence of Kalu on Tuesday morning and fined him Tk10,000.

When asked, local public prosecutor Advocate Haris Uddin Ahmed acknowledged the 
incident.

According to case briefing, nine-month pregnant Farzana Akter Nargis was taken 
to her father's residence in Barmi village on March 4, 2012 for safe delivery.

Earlier, Kalu had long been threatening his father with killing his sister 
Farzana if the whole property was not handed over to him legally.

On the following day in the morning, Kalu slaughtered his sister to death and 
locals caught him soon after the murder.

Farzana's husband Asaduzzaman Azad launched a case with Sreepur model police 
station in this connection and police placed submitted the charge sheet 
accusing Kalu for the killing.

Later, the court handed down death penalty to Kalu after finding his 
involvement in the murder.

(source: Dhaka Tribune)






INDONESIA:

Cannabis trafficking suspect faces death penalty


A Kota Samarahan man is facing the death penalty for allegedly trafficking 
1.0999kg of cannabis.

Abdul Hafiz Abdul Latip, 26, from Kota Samarahan is also accused of being in 
possession of 1.44 g of the same drug.

He claimed trial to all charges when the case was mentioned in the High Court 
here before Judge Alwi Abdul Wahab yesterday.

Drug trafficking, which comes under Section 39(B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 
1952, provides for a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

The other charge was framed under Section 6 of the same Act, which provides for 
a fine of up to RM20,000 and up to 5 years in prison or both.

The court fixed pre-trial case management on Oct 18 to monitor the supply of 
related documents, while the trial was set for Jan18-22 next year.

Hafiz allegedly committed the offence around 2.30am on July 25 this year at his 
rented house at Taman Uni Garden, Kota Samarahan.

He is represented by defence counsels Osman Ibrahim and Roger Chin.

(source: The Borneo Post)