Oct. 12
BAHRAIN:
More Action Needed - Date Set for Bahrain Execution Decision (third update to
UA 122/11)
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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For a print-friendly version of this Urgent Action (PDF):
http://www.amnestyusa.org/actioncenter/actions/uaa12211.pdf
Note: Please write on behalf of these persons even though you may not have
received the original UA when issued on April 28 2011. Thanks!
Further information on UA: 122/11 (28 April 2011) and follow-ups (23 May 2011
and 15 June 2011)
Issue Date: 11 October 2011
Country: Bahrain
DATE SET FOR BAHRAIN EXECUTION DECISION
The final judicial decision on whether the death sentences of two Bahraini men
will be upheld will be heard on 24 October. If their death sentences are
upheld, the two men will be executed unless the King grants them clemency.
On 22 May, the National Safety Court of Appeal, a military court, upheld the
death sentences imposed on 'Ali 'Abdullah Hassan al-Sankis and 'Abdulaziz
'Abdulridha Ibrahim Hussain. The two men had been sentenced to death on 28
April, along with three other men whose sentences were commuted on 22 May. They
were accused of killing two policemen during anti-government protests in March
in Bahrain.
The case of the two men was referred to Bahrain's Court of Cassation on appeal.
The Court of Cassation's verdict is scheduled for 24 October. If the sentences
are upheld by the Court of Cassation, and then ratified by the King, the two
men will be executed.
The two men were originally tried and sentenced by the National Safety Court of
First Instance. Like the National Safety Court of Appeal, this is a military
court comprising three judges - one military and two civilian. Amnesty
International considers military courts inappropriate for trying civilians and
that such trials directly infringe international standards of fair trial.
Please write immediately in Arabic or English:
-Acknowledge the Bahraini government's responsibility to protect the public and
bring to justice those responsible for committing crimes, however this should
always be done in accordance with international law and fair trial standards
and Bahrain's international human rights obligations;
-Urge the King to immediately extend clemency to the two defendants and commute
the death sentences imposed on them if the death sentences are confirmed by the
Court of Cassation, and order their re-trial before ordinary criminal courts.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 23 NOVEMBER 2011 TO:
King
Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa
Office of His Majesty the King
P.O. Box 555
Rifa'a Palace, Manama,
BAHRAIN
Fax: 011 973 1766 4587
Salutation: Your Majesty
Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs
Shaikh Khaled bin Ali Al Khalifa
Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs
P. O. Box 450, Manama
BAHRAIN
Fax: 011 973 17531284
Salutation: Your Excellency
Also send copies to:
Ambassador Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo
Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain
3502 International Drive. NW
Washington DC 20008
Tel: 202 342 1111
Fax: 1 202 362 2192
Email: ambsecret...@bahrainembassy.org
Please check with the AIUSA Urgent Action Office if sending appeals after the
above date.
Name(s):'Ali 'Abdullah Hassan al-Sankis (m)
'Abdulaziz 'Abdulridha Ibrahim Hussain (m)
Issue(s): Risk of execution, Legal concern
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