July 28
USA:
Death Penalty For Man Who Killed NYPD Officers
A New York City street gang member was given the death penalty on Wednesday in
the execution-style slayings of 2 undercover police officers in 2003 - the
latest chapter in a case that's seen his original death sentence
July 28
INDONESIAexecutions
Indonesia executes 4 drug traffickers
The Indonesian government on Friday said it had executed 4 drug traffickers,
giving a reprieve of uncertain duration to 10 others it had said would also be
put to death.
Deputy Attorney-General Noor Rachmad said 1
July 28
INDONESIAimpending executions
Jokowi called on to stop imminent executions
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should commute the death sentences of at least
14 people who face imminent executions for drug trafficking, the Human Rights
Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
The
July 28
BOTSWANA:
Death row inmates make one last plea
2 convicted hit men on death row have made one last plea to the Court of Appeal
(CoA) bench in an attempt to have their lives spared. On Monday the duo, Daniel
Semi and Gaolatlhe Thusang, made a brief final appearance before the
July 28
TEXAS:
High court rejects state appeal in capital murder bond
The state's highest criminal court rejected an appeal Wednesday by McLennan
County District Attorney Abel Reyna that challenged an intermediate appellate
court's order reducing the bond of a capital murder
