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Yemeni Man Executed for Rape, Murder of 3-Year-Old
[An Nahar] Thousands of people gathered in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Monday to witness the public execution of a man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl.Mohammed al-Moghrabi, 41, was sentenced to death for the June 25 rape and murder by a court run by the Shiite Houthis who control Sanaa. The gruesome crime coincided with the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the Moslem holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and sparked anger among the population. Moghrabi was first given 100 lashes and then made to lie flat, his face on the ground, and killed by multiple gunshots by security forces to cheers from the crowd. Police said they escorted him to Tahrir square where he was executed amid fears the angry crowd could lynch him. The public execution was widely aired on Huthi-run media in Yemen, framed as an example of the Iranian catspaws' efforts to combat crime in their areas. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-01 |
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