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- FEBRUARY 12, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, an official organ of the Communist...
On February 12, an official organ of the Communist Party in Las Tunas announced that two death sentences had been ratified by the Tribunal Supremo Popular
- FEBRUARY 12, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, a court of first instance in Rushashi,...
On February 12, a court of first instance in Rushashi, Kigali Rural Prefecture held a joint trial of 30 people accused of genocide and other crimes against humanity, committed in Tare Commune of Kigali Rural Prefecture in 1994
- FEBRUARY 9, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On February 9, Federal Alliance spokesman Jan Bosman...
On February 9, Federal Alliance spokesman Jan Bosman said that the Government's idea of releasing 2000 more "petty" criminals showed that the Government was not serious about the war on crime, and was soft on crime itself
- FEBRUARY 9, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On February 9, Johnson Kamya Wavamunno, Semei Mwesigwa...
On February 9, Johnson Kamya Wavamunno, Semei Mwesigwa Bonde and Private Paddy Baryeijuka, were sentenced to death for murder and robbery of US$240,000, the property of Barclays Bank, on February 29,1996
- FEBRUARY 8, 1999Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
On February 8, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, the Vatican...
On February 8, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, the Vatican ambassador to the United States, sent a letter to California Governor Gray Davis to appeal for clemency for Thai citizen Jaturun Siripongs
- 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
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
In February, 23 people accused of murder and theft...
In February, 23 people accused of murder and theft were executed
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In February, an appellate military court set aside...
In February, an appellate military court set aside the death sentence handed down by a summary military court to Mohammad Saleem, a 13-year- old boy who was among 4 people condemned to death on December 19 for killing 3 policemen in 1997
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In February, two men were arrested on allegations that...
In February, two men were arrested on allegations that they spied on Taiwan's military and then funneled secrets back to Beijing through Chinese agents in Hong Kong
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
In February, when Parliament opened, the Governor explained...
In February, when Parliament opened, the Governor explained the program for next five years
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
In February, Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle quietly...
In February, Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle quietly approached Guatemalan leaders, seeking clemency for two Salvadoran men, Dimas Samayoa Garcia and Lucas Revolorio Samayoa, who were arrested in Adelanto, Guatemala, on February 5, and convicted on Febr
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the Congolese Rally for Democracy, RCD,...
In February, the Congolese Rally for Democracy, RCD, Martial Court, handed down death sentences to 11 people, including 7 involved in the alleged Makobola massacre
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999UruguayDEATH PENALTY
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely...
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely to accept Egypt's request to extradite Said Hazan al Mohammed, who was arrested at the end of January attempting to enter Uruguay from Brazil allegedly with a false Malaysian passport
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely...
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely to accept Egypt's request to extradite Said Hazan al Mohammed, who was arrested at the end of January while attempting to enter Uruguay from Brazil, allegedly with a false Malaysian passport
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail,...
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail, Sayed Abdel Hameed Mohammed was convicted for kidnapping and raping a young woman, and Mohsen El Husseini Osman for murdering an entrepreneur
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999GhanaDEATH PENALTY
At the beginning of February, 4 civilians, Alex Offei,...
At the beginning of February, 4 civilians, Alex Offei, Kwame Ofori Appiah, Sylvester Addai Dwomoh and John Owusu Boakye, convicted of conspiracy and treason in 1994 against the Government of President Jerry Rawlings, were sentenced to death in Accra by a
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the Cyangugu genocide court, in Rwanda's...
In February, the Cyangugu genocide court, in Rwanda's southwest, sentenced 3 people to death after finding them guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On February 1, the Mpumalanga Agricultural Union President...
On February 1, the Mpumalanga Agricultural Union President Lourie Bosman called for the reinstatement of the death penalty after Anna van der Berg was murdered in front of her Steynsdraai farmhouse near Carolina on January 30, by unidentified attackers wh
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the CCJP called on the Government to reduce...
In February, the CCJP called on the Government to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment in conformity with the declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation