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May 27
AUSTRALIA:
Hanged man pardoned
THE Victorian government will today posthumously pardon a man hanged 86
years ago for the rape and strangulation of a 12-year-old girl.
In a move that will create legal history, Victorian governor David de
Kretser has signed a pardon for accused
May 27
SOUTH AFRICA:
Citizens Fear Death Sentence
Visiting the racial violence-torn South Africa at the time when riot
outbursts spreads like veld fires in most of the country's townships is
not only scaring but also heartbreaking.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation television
May 27
GEORGIAnew and impending execution date
June 4 execution set for double murderer
The state Department of Corrections has set a June 4 execution date for
Curtis Osborne, who was condemned to die for a 1990 double murder in
Spalding County.
Osborne is to be put to death by
May 27
PENNSYLVANIA:
Monroe prosecutor will seek death penalty in interstate body parts murder
The January murder and dismemberment of Deanna Marie Null constitute
aggravating circumstances on which the District Attorney's Office is
seeking the death penalty against Charles Hicks, who is
May 27
ETHIOPIA:
Mengistu to remain Zimbabwe's guest, govt says
Ethiopia's former Marxist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, sentenced to death
by his country's supreme court, will remain in Zimbabwe under the
protection of President Robert Mugabe's government, a government minister
said on
May 27
NEW YORK:
Senate passes death penalty bill for cop killers
The New York State Senate Tuesday passed legislation, sponsored by Senator
Martin Golden (R-C, Brooklyn), that would establish the death penalty for
criminals who kill police officers.
As a former New York City Police
May 27
VIRGINIA:
Kaine won't halt killer's execution
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine says he will not intervene to halt tonight's
scheduled execution of Kevin Green, who is scheduled to die at 9 p.m. for
the 1998 capital murder of Patricia L. Vaughan in Brunswick County.
The trial, verdict and
May 27
VIRGINIAexecution
Virginia executes killer
A man whose lawyers claimed he was mentally disabled was executed Tuesday
night for killing a convenience store owner in the 1st execution in
Virginia in nearly 2 years.
Kevin Green, 31, was pronounced dead at 10:05 at Greensville
May 28
IRANexecutions
Iran hangs 2
Iran has hanged 2 murderers for killing close relatives in the latest in a
growing number of executions in the Islamic republic, the Fars news agency
reported yesterday. A man convicted of fatally shooting 3 members of his
family was hanged yesterday
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