Death Sentence Commuted! Last Update to Urgent Action #UA
306/04 on Oman
URGENT ACTION APPEAL UPDATE
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18 January 2005
Further Information on UA 308/04 issued 11
November 2004
Imminent Execution
OMAN:
Rebecca Thompson (f), aged 44, US citizen
US national Rebecca Thompson is no longer at
risk of execution. The Sultan of Oman has
reportedly commuted her death sentence to 15
years' imprisonment.
Her daughter issued a press statement on 18
January, saying, ''I would like to thank the
hundreds of people that have written letters on
my mother's behalf: I truly believe every single
one of them made a difference.''
Rebecca Thompson was sentenced to death on 8
May 2004 for the murder of her husband, Mark
Lee Thompson. The sentence was upheld by the
Appeal court on 17 July and then by the Supreme
Court on 9 November. Three other defendants in
the same case were sentenced to prison terms.
Among them was one minor, who received a
suspended sentence.
Many thanks to all those who sent appeals.
Amnesty International will continue to monitor
the case and take further action as necessary.
Urgent Action Network
Amnesty International USA
PO Box 1270
Nederland CO 80466-1270
Email: [email protected]
http://www.amnestyusa.org/urgent/
Phone: 303 258 1170
Fax: 303 258 7881
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