Afghanistan's chief justice proposed that one of the...

Afghanistan's chief justice proposed that one of the country's most notorious commanders should face public execution after being convicted on dozens of counts of murder. Fazl Hadi Shinwari had written to Afghan President Hamid Karzai recommending that Abdullah Shah - known as "Zardad's dog" after his even more notorious boss - should face the death penalty.
If Karzai agrees, it would be the first execution since the fall of the fundamentalist Taliban last year.
Shah, 43, has already been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a primary court for a series of murders, including of three wives and five of his children. "He was caught some months back when he tried to kill his fourth wife by throwing hot water on her," Shinwari told Reuters. "We have witnesses and petitions from a number of people against him," he added. "He himself has confessed to killing his family members and he should be punished severely. Islamic laws propose execution and that is what I am saying should be done."