May 28
UNITED KINGDOM:
Ukip's Paul Nuttall 'willing to serve as executioner' if death penalty restored
Ukip leader Paul Nuttall says he would have no problem being involved in
executing those who kill children or British soldiers.
The MEP is a supporter of capital punishment and said his party would be "only
too happy" to offer a referendum on whether it should return or not if "enough
people called" for one.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday, Mr Nuttall said: "I would like to see the death
penalty for terrorists and child killers."
The newspaper reported that when asked if he was prepared to act as executioner
Mr Nuttall replied: "Yes."
It added Mr Nuttall cited the killers of soldier Lee Rigby and Moors murderer
Ian Brady when adding: "'For people who kill a (British) soldier and harm
children, I would not have a problem doing it.
"I believe in capital punishment for treason. Opinion polls show the vast
majority of people agree with me."
Mr Nuttall said his support for capital punishment is not official Ukip policy.
(source: Evening Mail)
BANGLADESH:
Full text of blogger Rajib murder verdict released
The convicts can now move to the Appellate Division against their sentence
The High court has released the full text of its verdict reconfirming the death
penalties handed down to 2 people for killing blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider.
The verdict, which was published on Sunday, is available on the Supreme Court
website.
The release of the full verdict has cleared the way for the convicts - Md
Faisal Bin Nayem alias Dweep and former Shibir leader Redwanul Azad Rana - to
move to the Appellate Division against their sentence.
On April 2, the High Court upheld a speedy trial tribunal verdict that
sentenced Nayem and Rana to death for the murder.
On December 31, 2015, the special tribunal handed the death penalties to the
duo for masterminding the murder of blogger Rajib and also fined them Tk10,000
each.
In addition, the tribunal sentenced 6 others to various terms of imprisonment
for the murder, including a 5-year sentence for Ansarullah spiritual leader
Mufti Jashim Uddin Rahmani.
Al-Qaeda's Bangladesh wing Ansarullah Bangla Team (now Ansar al-Islam) had
claimed responsibility for the murder.
On March 15, 2015, the DMP announced a bounty of Tk5 lakh for top Ansarullah
leader Rana following the murder of Mukto-Mona blog founder Avijit Roy on
February 26 the same year.
Rana, who had instructed to attack blogger Asif Mohiuddin, also made the plan
to attack 2 teachers of Monipur High School, police said. He was arrested on
February 20 this year.
Rajib, known as Thaba Baba to the blogging community, was hacked to death on
February 15, 2013 near his Pallabi residence, only 10 days into the historic
movement at Shahbagh demanding death penalty for the 1971 war criminals and a
ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and its student body Islami Chhatra Shibir.
A day after the murder, the victim's father Nazim Uddin filed a murder case
with Pallabi police station.
(source: Dhaka Tribune)
PAKISTAN:
'Hang Kulbhushan Jadhav immediately, ICJ order not binding on Pakistan', an
appeal tells Supreme Court----The ICJ on May 18 put a stay on the death
sentence given by Pakistan to Kulbhushan Jadhav after hearing India's request
to grant consular access to Jadhav and Pakistan's submission.
A application filed in Supreme Court of Pakistan has sought immediate execution
of Indian national and alleged RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav. Arguing that
Kulbhushan Jadhav has not "appealed against his death penalty" and
"international law was not binding" on Pakistan, the applicant Farooq H. Naik
said he should be hanged immediately. Kulbhushan Jadhav was sentenced to death
by the Field General Court Martial (FGCM) last month for his alleged
involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan.
According to a report of Pakistan-based newspaper The Nation, the applicant
argued that 'Kulbhushan as Jadhav has pleaded guilty in front of military
courts and has not appealed against his death penalty hence he should be hanged
immediately.' The application further stated that International Court of
Justice did not hold binding jurisdiction over Pakistan. "Pakistan is free to
act according to its domestic law," said the applicant.
The ICJ on May 18 put a stay on the death sentence given by Pakistan to
Kulbhushan Jadhav after hearing India???s request to grant consular access to
Jadhav and Pakistan's submission. While the ICJ said Kulbhushan Jadhav should
not be hanged till a verdict is delivered, Pakistan had maintained that the ICJ
verdict had not altered the status of Kulbhushan Jadhav case in any manner.
"ICJ will never acquit Jadhav," said Britain-based lawyer Khawar Qureshi, who
represented Pakistan at the International Court of Justice.
Pakistan claimed Kulbhushan Jadhav was a serving officer in the Indian Navy and
arrested from the Baluchistan province last year. India out rightly denied the
claims, saying Kulbhushan Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he was running a
business, and adding he was a retired Navy officer. India approached the ICJ,
accusing Pakistan of "egregious violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations" in the matter of detention and trial of Jadhav, and sought a stay on
his death sentence. India was denied consular access to Jadhav as many as 14
times.
(source: india.com)
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3 murderers get death in 3 cases
The courts handed down capital punishment to 3 murder accused while pronouncing
verdict on 3 murder cases here on Saturday.
In Gujranwala, Additional District and Sessions court awarded death sentence to
a murder accused. According to prosecution, Ziaullah along with his accomplices
had gunned down Muhammad Shahid over a lover marriage issue on July 19, 2015.
After completion of the hearing of the case, Additional District and Sessions
judge Sher Muhammad handed down death sentence to the accused.
In Chiniot, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ali Zulqarnain sentenced 2
accused to death in 2 separate murder cases.
The court sentenced to death Muhammad Ishaq with Rs300,000 for killing Shahid
Iqbal on February 29, 2016. Shahid and Ishaq had old enmity as Ishaq had killed
2 brothers and father of Shahid and the former was pursuing murder case against
the latter.
Ishaq through a woman Bushra Bibi called Shahid to Chiniot last year where he
killed him along with his accomplices Bushra; Khalida, Mohri Khan and Muhammad
Hussain.
The court, however, acquitted co-accused, giving them the benefit of the doubt.
In another case, the court awarded death penalty and Rs300,000 fine to Sarfraz
Ahmad, resident of Muhammad Wala village. According to prosecution, Sarfraz had
shot dead Shahid Bibi for rejecting his marriage proposal on September 13, 2016
in front of her parent.
(source: The Nation)
MALAYSIA:
Lovers staring at death penalty over death of toddler
An unemployed woman and her lover were charged in the Sessions Court here today
with the murder of her 20-month-old son.
Sofia Nabila Naim, 22, and mechanic Mohd Hanafi Misban, 28, nodded after the
charge was read out to them before Judge Salawati Djambari via an interpreter
but no plea was recorded.
They were jointly charged with murdering Muhammad Zahril Sufyan Abdul Zahir at
a house in Block 4, Felda Bukit Easter here between 7.10am and 2.30pm on May
15.
The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code read together with Section 34
of the same code, carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
Sofia is now 3 months pregnant.
Judge Salawati set July 3 for mention pending the full post mortem and
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test reports.
Deputy public prosecutor Suhaila Shafi'uddin appeared for the prosecution while
both accused were unrepresented.
(source: themalaymailonline.com)
IRAN----execution
Iran hangs renowned Kurdish wrestler after 10 years in prison - rights org
An accomplished Kurdish wrestler in Iranian Kurdistan was executed by
authorities after an order from the judiciary.
The organization Human Rights Activists in Eastern Kurdistan reported that
Hujatolla Tedro was hanged to death this week. The report added that Tedro had
been charged with attacking someone; however, he repeatedly dismissed the
claims.
According to the rights organization, the Kermanshah wrestler had been
imprisoned for 10 years.
Tedro from the Kurdish city of Kermanshah had won international championships
in the 74-kilogram weight class.
A yearly report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization stated that the
number people executed in Iran in 2016 "might be as high as 437."
The European Union Parliament adopted a strategy in 2016 for relations with
Iran after the nuclear agreement in which it expressed concerns about the
alarming rate of executions.
President Hassan Rouhani had campaigned in 2013 promising greater respect for
civil and political rights.
"Despite 3 years in his office, President Hassan Rouhani has not delivered,"
HRW reported ahead of the May presidential elections.
Rouhani was re-elected to a 4-year term on May 19 after winning 57 % of the
vote.
(source: rudaw.net)
SOMALIA:
Puntland Military Court Sentences 5 Al-Shabab Suspects to Death
A military court in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland has sentenced 5
Al-Shabab suspects to death for planning and attempting to carry suicide car
bomb in Bosasso town before they were intercepted, Somali Update reports. The 5
young men were arrested with a car allegedly laden with explosives on April
25th, 2017 by the Puntland security forces following a tip off from the public.
On Saturday, Puntland Military Court Judge Abdifatah Haji Aden announced the
court ruling on the 5 men- Ibrahim Mohamed Ashuur, 20 ; Abaas Ibrahim Yare
Aadan, 26; Dhaqane Adan Abdi Xadsan, 20; Aadan Nuur Aadan Cali, 27; Nuur Cabdi
Aadan Isaaq 22.
"The court have seen the testimonials made one of the defendants, and reviewed
all the alleged persons' cases, has sentenced a death penalty on all 5 of
them." The Judge said as he was reading the court verdict against the 5 men who
were sitting in front of him in a room inside the Prison in the coastal town of
Bosasso.
The Judge noted that the court will soon carry the execution of the 5 men. It
was unclear if the regional-based military court will allow appeals for the 5
young men despite the Saturday's verdict of death sentence.
The court ruling comes following a suicide bomber explosion in Bosasso last
week killing at least five in a military checkpoint.
(source: somaliupdate.com)
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