ABOUT 120 AWAITING EXECUTION IN AFGHANISTAN
About 120 Afghans are on death row and their fate rests with President Hamid Karzai, who has to approve any execution order.
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About 120 Afghans are on death row and their fate rests with President Hamid Karzai, who has to approve any execution order.
An official at the presidential palace confirmed that lists of those sentenced to death by the courts have been sent to the president for him to approve their execution.
Afghanistan resumed executions this week after a break of more than a year, with nine people put to death in the past few days.
An official at the presidential palace confirmed that lists of those sentenced to death by the courts have been sent to the president for him to approve their execution.
Afghanistan resumed executions this week after a break of more than a year, with nine people put to death in the past few days.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 13/11/2008)
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