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Jordan's criminal court sentenced two Egyptian nationals...

Jordan's criminal court sentenced two Egyptian nationals to death, including one tried in absentia, after convicting them of robbing and murdering a compatriot in Amman in December 1998

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Jordan's criminal court sentenced two Egyptian nationals to death, including one tried in absentia, after convicting them of robbing and murdering a compatriot in Amman in December 1998.
The tribunal sentenced to death Wasef Mohammad, 28, a construction worker, for robbing and killing his colleague, Munir Saber, on December 24, 1998.
His colleague, Imad Said, also a construction worker, who was tried in absentia, received a similar sentence for complicity in the murder.
The verdicts will automatically be reviewed by a higher court within 30 days.
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  • (Sources: Jordan Times reported by Albawaba.com, 21/06/2001)