5 Somali pirates sentenced to Dutch prison
The criminal court in Rotterdam, the Netherlands has sentenced five Somalian pirates, captured by the Dutch navy after hijacking a South African yacht and kidnapping two of its South African crew-members, to up to 7 years imprisonment today, reports the Dutch NOS.nl news agency. Although the Dutch navy rescued the South African skipper and his [...]
Gambia: Ex Police Chief Slam with Life imprisonment on robbery charges
Former Inspector General of Police Ensa Badjie was last Friday found guilty on robbery-related offences by the Special Criminal Court, which convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of seven out of 12 charges filed against him by the state prosecutors in May 2010, after his arrest in March of the [...]
Acid blinding punishment stopped yesterday in Tehran
The retribution sentence of a man convicted of throwing acid in the face of a woman was set to take place this morning in Tehran but it was not implemented. Majid Movahedi was pardoned by Ameneh Bahrami, according to a report by the Iranian state-run news agency ISNA. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on [...]
Four people, among them possibly one woman, were hanged in Southeastern Iran
A total of four people charged with drug trafficking have been hanged in Rafsanjan and Jiroft prisons (both located in the Kerman province, southeastern Iran), according to a report by the Iranian state-run media news agency ISNA. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet [...]
Three young men hanged in public in western Iran
Three young men were hanged publicly in the Azadi Square in Kermanshah (western Iran) on July 19th at 10:00am. According to the official website of the Kermanshah Judiciary, the men were identified as Javad A., Milad Gh., and Javad A.. They were convicted of kidnapping and raping a girl on April 25th. Blog this! Bookmark [...]
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