The Cape High Court ordered the ministries of justice,...

The Cape High Court ordered the ministries of justice, home affairs, foreign affairs and the national directorate for public prosecutions to furnish alleged Tanzanian bomber Khalfan Khamis Mohamed with all that he needed relating to his alleged unlawful arrest in South Africa. The ministries were also ordered to furnish information relating to his detention and deportation to the United States where he was to stand trial for the bombing of the US embassies in Dar-es-Salaam and Nairobi. The action was also intended to secure the intervention of President Thabo Mbeki to save Mohamed from the death sentence on the grounds that it has been abolished in South Africa. Mohammed claimed his right to life and dignity were violated by the South African government when it failed to stipulate that the death penalty could not be imposed if he was found guilty. According to the report, Mohammed had been informed by the US trial judge that the death penalty was a possibility because the South African government had not prohibited it.