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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 19, 2000
Afghanistan

The Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia have publicly...

The Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia have publicly executed a murderer in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif before thousands of spectators in a sports stadium

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The Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia have publicly executed a murderer in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif before thousands of spectators in a sports stadium. Mohammad Ali, who had killed Juma Murad, was publicly executed by the victim's heir after the approval of the Supreme Taliban leader Mulla Mohammad Omar. The convict had also committed adultery and robbery, and the station said, adding the sentence was handed out by the local military court.
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  • (Sources: AFP, 20/01/2000)