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Third Libyan executed in Iraq
[Libya Herald] A Libyan convicted of murder in Iraq has been executed in Storied Baghdad...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... , despite apparent assurances for the Iraqi authorities that he would not be hanged for at least a year. Adel Zuwai is the third Libyan to be executed in Iraq. Two others were hanged in 2011, also the killing of Iraqi citizens. Taha Shakshuki of the NGO Libyan Prisoners Abroad told the Libya Herald that the execution of Adel Zuwai had not been expected. This was in part because the LPA had been given to understand that the next Libyan to die was to be a man called Abdulsatar Shalmani. Zuwai was in fact executed on 7 November. However, facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... news of his death was only confirmed yesterday. His brother said that the family had received no information about the execution, nor had they been able to retrieve his body. Along with Shalmani, two other Libyans are believed to be on death row. All have been convicted of involvement in the murder of Iraqi citizens. At one point there were up to 14 Libyans convicted of a range of serious offences, some of whom had been sentenced to life or 30 years imprisonment. However as a result of negotiations between Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and Storied Baghdad, this spring five Libyans were granted an amnesty and sent home. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-20 |
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