A Qatar appeals court condemned to death Sheikh Hamad...
A Qatar appeals court condemned to death Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Hamad Al Thanin, a cousin of the country's emir, and 18 other defendants for their role in a foiled 1996 coup, overturning a lower court ruling giving the plotters life sentences
A Qatar appeals court condemned to death Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Hamad Al Thanin, a cousin of the country's emir, and 18 other defendants for their role in a foiled 1996 coup, overturning a lower court ruling giving the plotters life sentences.
The verdicts, read by the head of a panel of judges, said the condemned would be hanged or executed by firing squad.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has the power to commute death sentences.
The defendants were tried on charges ranging from conspiracy to commit treason and armed rebellion. All denied the charges.
The verdicts, read by the head of a panel of judges, said the condemned would be hanged or executed by firing squad.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has the power to commute death sentences.
The defendants were tried on charges ranging from conspiracy to commit treason and armed rebellion. All denied the charges.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 21/05/2001)