QATAR: DEATH PENALTY CONFIRMED FOR TWO FROM TAMIL NADU
The highest court of Qatar upheld death penalties awarded to two labourers from Tamil Nadu and
The highest court of Qatar upheld death penalties awarded to two labourers from Tamil Nadu and commuted the life sentence of a third to 15 years’ imprisonment.
The Court of Cassation’s decision means that Alagappa Subramanian and Chinnadurai Perumal – on death row – and Sivakumar Arasan have exhausted their legal options. All three were convicted of the 2012 murder of a woman who was a Qatari citizen.
“The court also rejected the prosecution’s appeal to have the death penalty awarded to Mr. Arasan. The only options left to these men is a clemency petition to the Emir of Qatar. The Indian Embassy will have to do this,” said Nizar Kochery, a lawyer engaged by the Indian Embassy to represent the three men.
The Court of Cassation’s decision means that Alagappa Subramanian and Chinnadurai Perumal – on death row – and Sivakumar Arasan have exhausted their legal options. All three were convicted of the 2012 murder of a woman who was a Qatari citizen.
“The court also rejected the prosecution’s appeal to have the death penalty awarded to Mr. Arasan. The only options left to these men is a clemency petition to the Emir of Qatar. The Indian Embassy will have to do this,” said Nizar Kochery, a lawyer engaged by the Indian Embassy to represent the three men.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: thehindu.com, 03/01/2017)