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Egypt: Government urged to revise death sentence
(SomaliNet) Egypts government has been urged to revise the death sentence awarded to the men found guilty of involvement of the Sinai bombings in 2004. "President Hosni Mubarak should immediately order a retrial for three men convicted of playing a role in the October 2004 terrorist attacks in the Sinai resort town of Taba," Human Rights Watch said. Is it Ramadan again already? Not yet, but HRW remains HRW... The New York based body cited irregularities in the trial that saw the three men sentenced to death. "Serious allegations of torture and forced confessions, as well as prolonged incommunicado detention and lack of consultation with counsel, raise significant doubts about the fairness of the trial," the group said. Ummm... Any opinion on the accuracy of the verdict? Sinai witnessed three bombings in October 2004, which resulted in 34 deaths. None of them were fair, either... ... and no Ramadan pardons for the dead victims ... The accused trio are allegedly members of Al-Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War), according to Egypts government. Many Human Rights activists have come up to battle against the death sentence in Egypt, though it has remained legal. Posted by: Fred 2006-12-14 |
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