Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 24, 2002
Yemen

Two convicted murderers, including a military officer,...

Two convicted murderers, including a military officer, were executed by firing squad, the Yemeni public prosecutor said in a statement

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Two convicted murderers, including a military officer, were executed by firing squad, the Yemeni public prosecutor said in a statement.
Maj. Saeed al-Areef was sentenced to death in October after being found guilty of murdering Capt. Mutahar Qasem. He was executed at a military camp in the capital San`a.
Another man, Yehya al-Sadiq, was executed in a public square in the Mahweet province, some 115 kilometers (70 miles) north of San`a. Al-Sadeq was found guilty of killing Ali al-Sabi without elaboration.
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  • (Sources: AP, 25/12/2002)