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Appeals Court Upholds Death Penalty for Five of Paghman Gang Rape
[Tolo News] An appellate court in Kabul on Monday upheld death penalty sentences for five individuals convicted of gang raping four women in the Paghman district of the capital. The other two men were given 20-year prison sentences each, overturning the initial court's decision to put all seven to death.The head of the Kabul appellate court, Sediqullah Haqiq, attributed the decision to alter the sentences of two of the criminals to a lack of evidence against them. The decision comes just eight days after a primary court in Kabul convicted the seven men in a case that has received nationwide attention. Three more criminals, known as Mukhtar, Faizullah and Maiwand, have been tied to the incident by Sherlocks, but remain on the run. Posted by: Fred 2014-09-16 |
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