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- APRIL 26, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WIFE'S MURDER
a man was sentenced to death in Singapore for the murder of his wife after he suspected her of having extra-marital affairs. Khrishnasamy Naidu, 43, was found guilty of slashing Chitrabathy Narayanasamy, 39, to death at a Sony factory in May 2004.
- APRIL 26, 2006TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING POLICEMAN
the Taiwan High Court imposed the death penalty on two brothers who killed a policeman in Sijih, suburban Taipei, on April 10, 2005.
- APRIL 25, 2006UtahDEATH PENALTY
Results of an exclusive survey find Utahns are still strongly supportive of capital punishment.
Results of an exclusive survey find Utahns are still strongly supportive of capital punishment.
- APRIL 24, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. DEATH PENALTY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL, CHIEF JUSTICE
moves to abolish the death penalty in the Philippines received a big boost when Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said the law on capital punishment "as written" was unconstitutional.
- APRIL 24, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Lubbock County jury sentenced Joe Franco Garza Jr. to die for the 2nd time in 6 years.
a Lubbock County jury sentenced Joe Franco Garza Jr. to die for the 2nd time in 6 years.
- APRIL 24, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. ARMY COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH MUSEVENI GUARD
following a three day trial, the Bombo-based Division Court Martial (DCM), Uganda, sentenced to death Lance Corporal Charles Ssekamatte, a soldier attached to President Yoweri Museveni's security detail, for the murder of a civilian in Sembabule District.
- APRIL 24, 2006DEATH PENALTY
criminal defendants would no longer be forced to seek pre-trial testing...
criminal defendants would no longer be forced to seek pre-trial testing if they later want to plead mental retardation to escape the death penalty, under a bill passed by the Florida House this morning.
- APRIL 24, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida is the only state in the nation that does not require a unanimous...
Florida is the only state in the nation that does not require a unanimous jury verdict in determining whether a case qualifies for the death penalty.
- APRIL 24, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. VAULT GUARD GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a Hunan Province court, China, sentenced former vault guard Hu Guiding to death for stealing more than 5.5 million yuan (US$ 686,042) from his employer in Pingjiang County.
- APRIL 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER, 'THUG' FLOGGED
an Iranian man convicted of murder was executed in a prison in Shiraz and a "thug" flogged near Tehran.
- APRIL 23, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 24 HANGED IN BANGLADESH IN LAST FOUR AND A HALF YEARS, OFFICIAL
a total of 24 people have been hanged in Bangladesh during the last four and a half years and 831 more are on death row, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed said.
- APRIL 22, 2006Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. MAJORITY FAVOUR DEATH PENALTY FOR ABUSE AGAINST CHILDREN, POLL
many Dominican adults think capital punishment should be considered as an option for a specific crime, according to a poll by Gallup published in Hoy. 67.3 per cent of respondents support the death penalty for people convicted of sexual abuse against chil