Chronological archive
February 1999
The 67 news items published by Hands Off Cain in February 1999, in chronological order.
On February 27, a man convicted of stabbing to death...
On February 27, a man convicted of stabbing to death another Saudi Arabian national in a dispute was executed in Mecca
- FEBRUARY 27, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
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On 27 February, Sen
- FEBRUARY 27, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On February 27, former military ruler General Olusegun...
On February 27, former military ruler General Olusegun Obasanjo won the presidential elections that brought a democratic transition much closer
- FEBRUARY 26, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On February 26, Colonel Ahmad 'Atiya Abu Mustafa was...
On February 26, Colonel Ahmad 'Atiya Abu Mustafa was executed by the Palestinian Authority after he received a summary and unfair trial before a Palestinian court late at night on 25 February
- FEBRUARY 26, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On February 26, Singapore hanged 3 people, 2 men and...
On February 26, Singapore hanged 3 people, 2 men and a woman, for strangling and stabbing a woman to death
- FEBRUARY 25, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On February 25, the High Court condemned to death odd-job...
On February 25, the High Court condemned to death odd-job laborer Mohamed Ibrahim Moulana Abdul Kader, 35, but his brother, bartender Mohamed Makar Moulana Abdul Kader, 24, was acquitted
- FEBRUARY 25, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On February 25, the Italian Senate passed a motion,...
On February 25, the Italian Senate passed a motion, first signatory Ersilia Salvato, engaging the Government to expand the text of the resolution for presentation at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, by including paragraphs regarding the refusa
- FEBRUARY 25, 1999MissouriDEATH PENALTY
On February 25, a bill to abolish the death penalty,...
On February 25, a bill to abolish the death penalty, sponsored by Springfield Democratic State Representative Mike Schilling, was defeated in the House Criminal Law Committee
- FEBRUARY 24, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On February 24, the Anti-Terrorism Court in Gujranwala...
On February 24, the Anti-Terrorism Court in Gujranwala announced a 7-times death sentence, a 2-times life imprisonment, and a 321-year imprisonment for each of the three agents of the Research and Analysis Wing [RAW] for conducting bomb blasts in Gujranwa
- FEBRUARY 24, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
On February 24, Human Rights Watch released a report...
On February 24, Human Rights Watch released a report stating that in areas of actual fighting government forces and some of its foreign allies, particularly Angola, had carried out summary executions
- FEBRUARY 24, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
A bill to abolish the death penalty passed 6-5 the...
A bill to abolish the death penalty passed 6-5 the House Judiciary Committee on February 24
- FEBRUARY 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On February 24, Luzhou City Intermediate Court in Sichuan...
On February 24, Luzhou City Intermediate Court in Sichuan sentenced Zhou Yan to death on charges of corruption
- FEBRUARY 23, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
On February 23, the Forum of the Representatives of...
On February 23, the Forum of the Representatives of State Corporations and Statutory Bodies urged the Government to take steps to arrest the rising wave of crime in the country by amending Section 296 of the Penal Code to include murder, sexual abuse agai
- FEBRUARY 22, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 22, the Cyprus Government supported a joint...
On February 22, the Cyprus Government supported a joint statement by EU foreign ministers expressing the view that PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan should have an open and fair trial before an independent court and in the presence of lawyers chosen by him and i
- FEBRUARY 20, 1999BahrainDEATH PENALTY
On February 20, the trial of Sheikh Abdul-Amir al-Jamri,...
On February 20, the trial of Sheikh Abdul-Amir al-Jamri, Bahrain's leading Shiite Muslim opposition activist began in the island's State Security Court and was adjourned to allow Jamri's wife, who was also present with their three sons, to form a group of
- FEBRUARY 19, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On February 19, President Estrada wrote to Supreme...
On February 19, President Estrada wrote to Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide to ensure that "pauper" litigants in capital cases are given competent lawyers
- FEBRUARY 19, 1999GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
On February 19, two Salvadoran men, Dimas Samayoa Garcia...
On February 19, two Salvadoran men, Dimas Samayoa Garcia and Lucas Revolorio Samayoa, were sentenced to death after a quick trial
- FEBRUARY 19, 1999OhioDEATH PENALTY
Ohio had its first execution in over thirty-five years...
Ohio had its first execution in over thirty-five years when Wilford Berry Jr
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, the House of Representatives unanimously...
On February 18, the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the abolition of the death penalty under domestic law
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On February 18, the Revolution Command Council (RCC)...
On February 18, the Revolution Command Council (RCC) issued Decree No
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A French appeals court was scheduled to rule on February...
A French appeals court was scheduled to rule on February 18 whether Ira Einhorn, an anti-war student activist and leftist leader in the 1960s, should be returned home to face a retrial
- FEBRUARY 17, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On February 17, the Military Prosecutor accused 200...
On February 17, the Military Prosecutor accused 200 people of collaboration with Israeli intelligence, entering Israel and smuggling drugs and cigarettes across the Southern border
- FEBRUARY 17, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On February 17, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a...
On February 17, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a historic verdict declared the constitution of military trial courts and punishments awarded by them as unconstitutional
- FEBRUARY 17, 1999IndianaDEATH PENALTY
On February 17, after more than three hours of sometimes-heated...
On February 17, after more than three hours of sometimes-heated debate, a state Senate committee struck down 7-4 a bill that would have abolished the death penalty in Indiana
- FEBRUARY 16, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On February 16, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabai, Khatami's...
On February 16, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabai, Khatami's representative on drug issues, said "executing drug smugglers is not a suitable way to fight drugs and our ten-year experience shows that this has not been a solution
- FEBRUARY 15, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 15, Justice Minister Pavel Krasheninnikov...
On February 15, Justice Minister Pavel Krasheninnikov said that amendments to the Criminal Code to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment will be ready by March
- FEBRUARY 15, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On February 15, the Turkish Secret Service arrested...
On February 15, the Turkish Secret Service arrested Ocalan while he was on his way to the airport, and the next day he was already a prisoner in the island penitentiary of Imrali, in the Sea of Marmara, where he was the only inmate with 5,000 guards keepi
- FEBRUARY 15, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
On February 15, President Fidel Castro said broader...
On February 15, President Fidel Castro said broader use of the death penalty was needed to save the island's socialist revolution
- FEBRUARY 12, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, Anatoly Pristavkin said that all Russia's...
On February 12, Anatoly Pristavkin said that all Russia's death-row convicts will have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment or lengthy prison terms by June
- FEBRUARY 12, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, the Maharashtra Control of Organized...
On February 12, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Ordinance, 1999, was signed by President K
- FEBRUARY 12, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, Bananya Nadim Abdullah, a woman aged...
On February 12, Bananya Nadim Abdullah, a woman aged 24, was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to enlisting the help of 2 young shoeshine boys to kill her stepson near Zghorta in 1994
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- FEBRUARY 12, 1999CubaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, an official organ of the Communist...
On February 12, an official organ of the Communist Party in Las Tunas announced that two death sentences had been ratified by the Tribunal Supremo Popular
- FEBRUARY 12, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, a court of first instance in Rushashi,...
On February 12, a court of first instance in Rushashi, Kigali Rural Prefecture held a joint trial of 30 people accused of genocide and other crimes against humanity, committed in Tare Commune of Kigali Rural Prefecture in 1994
- FEBRUARY 9, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On February 9, Federal Alliance spokesman Jan Bosman...
On February 9, Federal Alliance spokesman Jan Bosman said that the Government's idea of releasing 2000 more "petty" criminals showed that the Government was not serious about the war on crime, and was soft on crime itself
- FEBRUARY 9, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On February 9, Johnson Kamya Wavamunno, Semei Mwesigwa...
On February 9, Johnson Kamya Wavamunno, Semei Mwesigwa Bonde and Private Paddy Baryeijuka, were sentenced to death for murder and robbery of US$240,000, the property of Barclays Bank, on February 29,1996
- FEBRUARY 8, 1999Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
On February 8, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, the Vatican...
On February 8, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, the Vatican ambassador to the United States, sent a letter to California Governor Gray Davis to appeal for clemency for Thai citizen Jaturun Siripongs
- FEBRUARY 5, 1999Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected...
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to halt the execution of Leo Echegaray, who was put to death at 3
- FEBRUARY 5, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected...
On February 5, the Philippines Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal to halt the execution, and Leo Echegaray was put to death at 3 p
- FEBRUARY 5, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On February 5, Mao Du-ngae, 20, and Bang, 19, 2 illegal...
On February 5, Mao Du-ngae, 20, and Bang, 19, 2 illegal Burmese immigrants who were initially given the death penalty by the Thon Buri Criminal Court, had their sentences commuted to life following their confession and co-operation throughout the entire p
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On February 4, Parliament approved the first reading...
On February 4, Parliament approved the first reading of legislation on Protocol No
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 4, Presiding Judge Tan Sri Lamin Yunus...
On February 4, Presiding Judge Tan Sri Lamin Yunus of the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and death sentence pronounced by the High Court against Che Omar, 35
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On February 4, South African opposition parties called...
On February 4, South African opposition parties called for the reintroduction of the death penalty following the shooting of Daewoo executive Y
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Although international law prohibits the execution...
Although international law prohibits the execution of people who were under 18 at the time of the crime, on February 4, 1999, Oklahoma executed Sean Sellers, 29, for murders he committed when he was 16 years old
- FEBRUARY 4, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma executed Sean Sellers on February 4
Oklahoma executed Sean Sellers on February 4
- FEBRUARY 3, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On February 3,11 people including a Muslim separatist...
On February 3,11 people including a Muslim separatist were executed in Xinjiang region for various crimes, like theft, rape, drug trafficking, gun running and organized crime, after their sentences were upheld by the High Court of Xinjiang and China's Sup
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 2, the Constitutional Court ordered judges...
On February 2, the Constitutional Court ordered judges across the country to stop imposing death sentences until Parliament finds a way to guarantee a jury trial for all capital cases
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
On February 1, a local court in South China handed...
On February 1, a local court in South China handed down sentences ranging from imprisonment to death for 14 Myanmarese pirates charged with raiding a Taiwanese cargo ship and setting its 19 crew members adrift in the Andaman Sea
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence...
In February, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Om Prakash (23), convicted for killing 7 persons with his service self-loading rifle in Haryana in 1990, to a life sentence
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
In February, 23 people accused of murder and theft...
In February, 23 people accused of murder and theft were executed
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In February, an appellate military court set aside...
In February, an appellate military court set aside the death sentence handed down by a summary military court to Mohammad Saleem, a 13-year- old boy who was among 4 people condemned to death on December 19 for killing 3 policemen in 1997
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In February, two men were arrested on allegations that...
In February, two men were arrested on allegations that they spied on Taiwan's military and then funneled secrets back to Beijing through Chinese agents in Hong Kong
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
In February, when Parliament opened, the Governor explained...
In February, when Parliament opened, the Governor explained the program for next five years
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
In February, Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle quietly...
In February, Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle quietly approached Guatemalan leaders, seeking clemency for two Salvadoran men, Dimas Samayoa Garcia and Lucas Revolorio Samayoa, who were arrested in Adelanto, Guatemala, on February 5, and convicted on Febr
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the Congolese Rally for Democracy, RCD,...
In February, the Congolese Rally for Democracy, RCD, Martial Court, handed down death sentences to 11 people, including 7 involved in the alleged Makobola massacre
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999UruguayDEATH PENALTY
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely...
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely to accept Egypt's request to extradite Said Hazan al Mohammed, who was arrested at the end of January attempting to enter Uruguay from Brazil allegedly with a false Malaysian passport
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely...
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely to accept Egypt's request to extradite Said Hazan al Mohammed, who was arrested at the end of January while attempting to enter Uruguay from Brazil, allegedly with a false Malaysian passport
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail,...
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail, Sayed Abdel Hameed Mohammed was convicted for kidnapping and raping a young woman, and Mohsen El Husseini Osman for murdering an entrepreneur
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999GhanaDEATH PENALTY
At the beginning of February, 4 civilians, Alex Offei,...
At the beginning of February, 4 civilians, Alex Offei, Kwame Ofori Appiah, Sylvester Addai Dwomoh and John Owusu Boakye, convicted of conspiracy and treason in 1994 against the Government of President Jerry Rawlings, were sentenced to death in Accra by a
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the Cyangugu genocide court, in Rwanda's...
In February, the Cyangugu genocide court, in Rwanda's southwest, sentenced 3 people to death after finding them guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On February 1, the Mpumalanga Agricultural Union President...
On February 1, the Mpumalanga Agricultural Union President Lourie Bosman called for the reinstatement of the death penalty after Anna van der Berg was murdered in front of her Steynsdraai farmhouse near Carolina on January 30, by unidentified attackers wh
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
In February, the CCJP called on the Government to reduce...
In February, the CCJP called on the Government to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment in conformity with the declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation
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- FEBRUARY 1, 1999ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Johnie Michael Cox, 42, a triple-murderer who claimed...
Johnie Michael Cox, 42, a triple-murderer who claimed that he might be immune to the poisons used to kill death row inmates was executed by injection on 2 February
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Gallup Poll taken in February, 1999, found that...
A Gallup Poll taken in February, 1999, found that 71% of those surveyed favored the death penalty for someone convicted of murder, while only 22% were against it
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
In February, a bill to abolish capital punishment...
In February, a bill to abolish capital punishment passed in committee but was defeated in the House of Representatives by a vote of 47-23
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At the beginning of February, the Intermediate People's...
At the beginning of February, the Intermediate People's Court in Shaoguan city gave the death sentence to 24-year-old Hua Zhiwei, ringleader of a group which gang-raped 14 women on 10 occasions
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On February 1, 8 people were executed in Beijing for...
On February 1, 8 people were executed in Beijing for murder, rape and robbery
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On the same day, a local court in south China handed...
On the same day, a local court in south China handed down sentences ranging from imprisonment to death to 14 Myanmarese pirates charged with raiding a Taiwanese cargo ship and setting its 19 crew members adrift in the Andaman Sea