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PAKISTAN·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 13, 2006·1 MIN READ

YEMEN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING

the Specialised Criminal Appeals Court, Yemen, approved the death penalty for Berkhan Akhredi Yar Hussein, a Pakistani national, who was convicted on charges of smuggling drugs into Yemen.

the Specialised Criminal Appeals Court, Yemen, approved the death penalty for Berkhan Akhredi Yar Hussein, a Pakistani national, who was convicted on charges of smuggling drugs into Yemen. The court also sentenced to death Mohammed Saleh Saeed al-Hutami, who was still at large. Al-Hutami’s sentence was issued in absentia.
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  • (Sources: Yemen Observer Newspaper, 14/11/2006)