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- FEBRUARY 5, 1999Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected...
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to halt the execution of Leo Echegaray, who was put to death at 3
- FEBRUARY 5, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected...
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to halt the execution, and Leo Echegaray was put to death at 3 p
- FEBRUARY 5, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On February 5, Mao Du-ngae, 20, and Bang, 19, 2 illegal...
On February 5, Mao Du-ngae, 20, and Bang, 19, 2 illegal Burmese immigrants who were initially given the death penalty by the Thon Buri Criminal Court, had their sentences commuted to life following their confession and co-operation throughout the entire p
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On February 4, Parliament approved the first reading...
On February 4, Parliament approved the first reading of legislation on Protocol No
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 4, Presiding Judge Tan Sri Lamin Yunus...
On February 4, Presiding Judge Tan Sri Lamin Yunus of the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and death sentence pronounced by the High Court against Che Omar, 35
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On February 4, South African opposition parties called...
On February 4, South African opposition parties called for the reintroduction of the death penalty following the shooting of Daewoo executive Y
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Although international law prohibits the execution...
Although international law prohibits the execution of people who were under 18 at the time of the crime, on February 4, 1999, Oklahoma executed Sean Sellers, 29, for murders he committed when he was 16 years old
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma executed Sean Sellers on February 4
Oklahoma executed Sean Sellers on February 4
- FEBRUARY 3, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On February 3,11 people including a Muslim separatist...
On February 3,11 people including a Muslim separatist were executed in Xinjiang region for various crimes, like theft, rape, drug trafficking, gun running and organized crime, after their sentences were upheld by the High Court of Xinjiang and China's Sup
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 2, the Constitutional Court ordered judges...
On February 2, the Constitutional Court ordered judges across the country to stop imposing death sentences until Parliament finds a way to guarantee a jury trial for all capital cases
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
On February 1, a local court in South China handed...
On February 1, a local court in South China handed down sentences ranging from imprisonment to death for 14 Myanmarese pirates charged with raiding a Taiwanese cargo ship and setting its 19 crew members adrift in the Andaman Sea
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence...
In February, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Om Prakash (23), convicted for killing 7 persons with his service self-loading rifle in Haryana in 1990, to a life sentence