The offenses for which capital punishment either can...

The offenses for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are: premeditated murder, plotting to topple the regime, collaborating with a foreign hostile country, threatening the life of the Emir, and defiance of military orders in time of war or martial state. The first execution in 20 years took place on March 29, 1996. The last death sentence was passed on February 20, 1996.