YEMEN. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
the death penalty handed down in Yemen to cleric Yahia Hussein al-Dailamiwas commuted into a term of imprisonment by President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
the death penalty handed down in Yemen to cleric Yahia Hussein al-Dailamiwas commuted into a term of imprisonment by President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The sentence, amounting to 10 years imprisonment, was immediately commuted and Al-Dailami was released the following day.
He had been arrested in September 2004 for supporting another cleric, Hussain Badr al-Din al-Huthi. According to Amnesty International, Al-Dailami’s trial did not meet internationally recognised standards, moreover he was a prisoner of conscience as he had limited himself to criticising the government and giving peaceful expression to his opinions.
The sentence, amounting to 10 years imprisonment, was immediately commuted and Al-Dailami was released the following day.
He had been arrested in September 2004 for supporting another cleric, Hussain Badr al-Din al-Huthi. According to Amnesty International, Al-Dailami’s trial did not meet internationally recognised standards, moreover he was a prisoner of conscience as he had limited himself to criticising the government and giving peaceful expression to his opinions.
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- (Sources: Amnesty International, 31/05/2006)