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- MAY 1, 1999TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
In May, Edward Witt Chandler, a criminal defense lawyer...
In May, Edward Witt Chandler, a criminal defense lawyer known for his philosophical approach to the law, filed a challenge to the death penalty contending that it is a "religious ritual" that violates the separation of church and state
- MAY 1, 1999New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
In May, two foreign lawmakers - Kevin McNamara, a Labor...
In May, two foreign lawmakers - Kevin McNamara, a Labor Party member of the British Parliament, and Usman Santi, a Labor Party member of the Dutch Parliament - campaigned against New Hampshire's death penalty
- MAY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In May, "Old Sparky," the electric chair that Florida...
In May, "Old Sparky," the electric chair that Florida has used to execute 237 men and one woman since 1923, was retired
- MAY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David...
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David Pratt (Liberal, Nepean-Carleton, Ontario), Richard Marceau (Bloc Quebecois, Charlesbourg, Quebec), Peter Mancini (NDP, Sydney-Victoria, Nova Scotia) - came to Texas and met with a number of state official
- APRIL 30, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received...
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received the death penalty at Al-Rowidha in Riyadh Province for murdering Ali Al-Sahli while Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, an Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh for smuggling heroin to the Kingdom in his su
- APRIL 30, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami...
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami Ulama League Hafez Maulana Habibullah Kanchpuri and other senior leaders of the organization in a joint statement demanded the death penalty for the deputy leader of the opposition in Parliament and for B
- APRIL 30, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, at the Kabul sports stadium, a crowd of...
On April 30, at the Kabul sports stadium, a crowd of thousands, men and women, gathered to watch Mohammed Ullah convicted of murder being shot dead by a relative of the victim, in an Islamic eye-for-an-eye public execution
- APRIL 30, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, Indian,...
On April 30, Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling heroin to the kingdom in his suitcase
- APRIL 30, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence...
On April 30, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence against Iranian Mahdi Attallah Tchawerzi for peddling 800g of heroin and opium
- APRIL 30, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has wrestled with whether to extradite...
The Supreme Court has wrestled with whether to extradite accused murderers who face the death penalty in the past
- APRIL 30, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Nigerian Al-Hassan Moussa Shahib was executed...
On April 30, Nigerian Al-Hassan Moussa Shahib was executed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling cocaine into the Kingdom
- APRIL 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the Jiangsu province higher court sentenced...
On April 30, the Jiangsu province higher court sentenced Wu Zhongming to death and Zheng Shuiyao to a 2-year suspended death sentence for smuggling a total of 26,000 tons of copper and aluminium into the southern port of Shekou