[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

June 7


THE NETHERLANDS/INDONESIA:

Netherlands protests Indonesian drug death sentence Indonesia


The Netherlands has protested against the death sentence handed down to
one of its citizens in Indonesia for running an ecstasy factory.

The Dutch ambassador to Indonesia has spoken to Indonesian authorities to
convey concern about the sentence and to urge them to commute the
punishment.

Dutch national, Garnick Nicolaas, French national Serge Atlaoui and 5
Chinese nationals have been sentenced to death for running an ecstasy
production plant.

It has been described by Indonesian officials as one of the largest in
Southeast Asia.

Prosecutors say the factory in Serang, west of Jakarta, was capable of
producing 1 million ecstasy pills, worth $US11 million a week.

(source: ABC Radio Australia)






IRAQ:

Iraq court convicts 51, sentences 6 to death


The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 51 people in mid-May,
sentencing 3 of them to death for the murder of a detainee, and 3 others
who were implicated as torturers.

Barag Hussain Ali, 18; Ahmad Muhammad Mahmud, 19; and Adib Dali Muttar,
19, were directly involved in killing a man while they were being detained
at Camp Cropper near Baghdad, according to a press release issued
Wednesday by Multi-National ForceIraq.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Hassan Ali, 25; Jasim Muhammad Hilal, 32; and Ali Asama
Ail Abrahim, 21, were sentenced to death for kidnapping and torture.

Coalition forces found their victims during a raid in September on a
farmhouse believed to be part of an insurgent training camp in Baghdad,
officials said.

6 people were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for charges
including training foreign fighters, possessing illegal weapons and
crossing the border illegally.

(source: Stars & Stripes)