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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY IMPASSE HITS SHARJAH DEATH ROW CASE

stalled negotiations over blood money forced the Sharjah Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates to adjourn again its hearing to June 20 in the case of 17 Indians sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court for the murder of a Pakistani bootlegger.

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stalled negotiations over blood money forced the Sharjah Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates to adjourn again its hearing to June 20 in the case of 17 Indians sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court for the murder of a Pakistani bootlegger. The victim's family told the judge they would settle for Dh5.5 million, the Indians offered Dh442,000, according to their lawyer. The Sharjah Sharia Court had sentenced the 17 Indian suspects to death on March 28, 2011.
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  • (Sources: Khaleej Times, 17/06/2011)