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- OCTOBER 8, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, 5 convicts were executed in one day at...
On October 8, 5 convicts were executed in one day at Bang Kwang prison
- OCTOBER 8, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, Chief Justice Michael de la Bastide of...
On October 8, Chief Justice Michael de la Bastide of the Court of Appeal overturned the death sentence on Indravani Ramjattan and reduced the charge against her from murder to manslaughter for the February 12, 1991, killing of her husband, Alexander Jorda
- OCTOBER 7, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
On October 7, a Guatemalan court sentenced Carlos Chen,...
On October 7, a Guatemalan court sentenced Carlos Chen, Pedro Gonzalez and Fermin Lajuj, 3 former right-wing paramilitaries, to death for the killing of 2 women in the Rio Negro village massacre, some 40 miles north of the capital, in which 70 women and 1
- OCTOBER 6, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On October 6, the President halted Esparas' execution...
On October 6, the President halted Esparas' execution by commuting the death sentence imposed by a trial court
- OCTOBER 6, 1999JordanDEATH PENALTY
On October 6, lawyer Saleh al-Armouti said Jordan's...
On October 6, lawyer Saleh al-Armouti said Jordan's state security prosecutor pressed new charges against detained leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas that could carry the death sentence
- OCTOBER 6, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On October 6, 8 people were executed by gunshots to the head
On October 6, 8 people were executed by gunshots to the head
- OCTOBER 5, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 5, Abdullah Bin Khidar Bin Muhammad al-Zahrani,...
On October 5, Abdullah Bin Khidar Bin Muhammad al-Zahrani, a Saudi Arabian national, was beheaded
- OCTOBER 5, 1999BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
On October 5, Lobatse High Court Judge, Dudley Reynolds,...
On October 5, Lobatse High Court Judge, Dudley Reynolds, upheld Ditshwanelo's application to temporarily suspend the execution of the two convicts after listening for two days to arguments on the possibility of mistrial by both the defense attorneys and t
- OCTOBER 5, 1999CameroonDEATH PENALTY
On October 5, a military tribunal in Cameroon rejected...
On October 5, a military tribunal in Cameroon rejected a prosecution request for the death penalty against 5 of the 87 defendants in a mass trial in connection with pre-election attacks in 1997 which the government blamed on separatist terrorists
- OCTOBER 4, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 4, a Saudi identified as Ali Bin Suhaym...
On October 4, a Saudi identified as Ali Bin Suhaym Bin Hassan al-Shihri was beheaded in Dammam, 10 miles from Dhahran
- OCTOBER 2, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 2, Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al-Haji, a 70-year-old...
On October 2, Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al-Haji, a 70-year-old Saudi, was being led to his place of execution in Abha's Al-Najar Square when the victim's 2 sons rushed out of the crowd to talk to him
- OCTOBER 1, 1999BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
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On October 1, came into force Protocol No
- OCTOBER 1, 1999New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
On October 1, the Assignment-Colmar Brunton poll found...
On October 1, the Assignment-Colmar Brunton poll found that 51% of respondents believed the death penalty should be an option for certain types of crime, and 41% opposed the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In October, President Joseph Estrada said he would...
In October, President Joseph Estrada said he would seek clemency for 17 Filipinos reportedly detained for various offenses in Saudi Arabia
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In October, a Saudi man, identified as Hani el-Sayegh,...
In October, a Saudi man, identified as Hani el-Sayegh, was extradited from the U
- OCTOBER 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
In October, a youth of 17 and his accomplice, aged...
In October, a youth of 17 and his accomplice, aged 19, were publicly hanged in a square for having killed two people in an attempt to rob them
- OCTOBER 1, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In October, Abdul Hadi Awang, the Parti Islam se-Malaysia...
In October, Abdul Hadi Awang, the Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS) Vice-President and an MP, reaffirmed his party's commitment to forming an Islamic state and gave notice that he would attempt again to table a bill that would apply the death penalty for apos
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
In October, security has been tightened in the country's...
In October, security has been tightened in the country's two main jails amid signs of unrest among the prisoners sentenced to be executed by hanging, following earlier announcements that the death penalty would be carried out in future
- OCTOBER 1, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
In October, Foreign Minister Billie Miller stated,...
In October, Foreign Minister Billie Miller stated, "We must reject any attempt to impose a blanket abolition on countries around the world
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in...
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in this southern Caribbean nation of 1
- OCTOBER 1, 1999AngolaDEATH PENALTY
In October, representatives of the Angolan mission...
In October, representatives of the Angolan mission at the United Nations in New York said that at the beginning of the year, because of increasing criminality, a group of judges called for the reintroduction of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the...
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the proceedings against Bishop Augustin Misago who, when he was head of the Gikongoro diocese about 100 miles southwest of the Rwandan capital Kigali, told terrified arrivals they must move on, sending them t
- OCTOBER 1, 1999EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
In October, Swaziland's Minister of Health and Social...
In October, Swaziland's Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Phetsile Dlamini presented a Public Health Bill which calls for the death sentence for rapists with infectious diseases
- OCTOBER 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In October, republican presidential candidate Andy...
In October, republican presidential candidate Andy Martin, who is on the ballot in New Hampshire, announced he would campaign in the 2000 presidential primaries asking Republican voters to reject the "culture of death" which is "executing our future with
- OCTOBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In October, Liu Jiaguo was executed for 11 cases of...
In October, Liu Jiaguo was executed for 11 cases of rape, some of which involved juveniles under 14
- OCTOBER 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In October, State Senators Allen Kukovich, a Westmoreland...
In October, State Senators Allen Kukovich, a Westmoreland County Democrat, and Edward Helfrick, a Northumberland County Republican, proposed a stay of all scheduled executions in Pennsylvania and a commission appointed by the state Supreme Court to study
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
In October, a Saudi man Mr Sayegh was extradited from...
In October, a Saudi man Mr Sayegh was extradited from USA to Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the...
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the request for extradition presented by the authorities of the People's Republic of China with regard to Song Zhicai, a Chinese citizen arrested in Italy on November 6, 1998, with a international warrant i
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, 4 Saudis were executed in a government...
On September 30, 4 Saudis were executed in a government building in Abha
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov...
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov speaking on the program of legal reforms said that a stage of the draft state program for legal reforms pays attention to making criminal legislation more humane, and amongst other things it is pro