[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

January 22




EGYPT:

Court confirms the pronounce of death penalty for 5 terror militants



An Egyptian court upheld on Sunday death sentences against 5 defendants charged 
with terrorism.

Egypt’s Court of Cassation endorsed the final death sentences against the 5 
defendants who were accused of terrorism in a case known as the “Giza terrorist 
cell,” official MENA news agency reported.

The same court said that death sentences for 6 others will be commuted to life 
imprisonment and sentences against 15 others will be upheld.

In October 2017, the Giza Criminal court sentenced 11 defendants to death, 14 
to life imprisonment and 1 to 10-year term over committing murder, armed 
protests, and making explosive charges.

Terrorism rose in Egypt following the military ouster of former Islamist 
President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his 
one-year rule and his currently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.

Terror attacks gradually expanded from North Sinai province bordering Israel 
and the Palestinian Gaza Strip to other provinces, including the capital Cairo, 
and started to target the Coptic minority via church bombings and shootings.

(source: African Daily Voice)








SAUDI ARABIA----executions

2 Saudis executed on murder charges



2 Saudi nationals have been executed in the kingdom on charges of murder.

Abdullah bin Hajri bin Jabir al-Mu’allad, a Saudi national, was found guilty of 
stabbing to death another Saudi national, Sultan bin Dhaifallah bin Nawar 
al-Buqami because of a rift between them, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Meanwhile, in a 2nd case, Ibrahim bin Nasser bin Madhel Al Harith was found 
guilty of shooting to death Muhammad bin Nasser bin Saad al-Sawar, a Saudi 
national, due to a dispute between them.

In both the cases, security authorities arrested the accused, and following an 
investigation, they were charged with the crime and brought before the criminal 
court.

The weapons used were also produced in court as evidence and the court handed 
out death sentences to the defendants after they were found guilty of the 
charges, according to SPA.

The verdicts in the both the cases were upheld by the appeals court and the 
Supreme Court, and a royal order was issued to carry out the executions.

Both the sentences were carried out on Thursday, Abdullah bin Hajri bin Jabir 
al-Mu’allad was executed in Makkah, while Ibrahim bin Nasser bin Madhel Al 
Harith was executed in Al Baha.

The interior ministry asserted the keenness of the government “to maintain 
security and achieve justice” and punish violators of such heinous crimes.

Saudi Arabia uses the death penalty for several offences including murder, 
drug-related crimes and terrorism.

(source: gulfbusiness.com)








PAKISTAN:

IHC reserves judgment on appeal of minor girl’s killer against death penalty



The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday reserved its judgment on an appeal 
challenging the death sentence of an accused involved in killing a minor girl 
after molestation.

The IHC’s bench reserved the judgment after the 2 sides concluded their 
arguments in appeal against the lower court’s decision announcing the accused 
death sentence along with fines in 2014. The convict person Shabbir had 
allegedly killed 6-year old girl Ghulam Zainab after molesting her in 2009.

The session court had announced death sentence to the accused after he found 
guilty during the trial.

During today’s hearing, the father of victim girl Rizwan appeared before the 
bench on wheelchair and requested the court to early conclude the case 
proceeding.

He contended that he was a poor man and it was very difficult for him to 
fulfill the expenditures for case.

The bench, however, reserved the judgment after the prosecutor concluding its 
arguments in accused’s appeal.

(source: Business Recorder)