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Executions will deter criminals says lawmaker
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12/14/2006 09:58 PM | By Habib Toumi, Bahrain Bureau Chief
Manama: A Bahraini lawmaker yesterday blasted rights watchdogs for condemning execution of three convicted killers in Bahrain on Monday.
“I am shocked by activists’ claims that it was shameful for Bahrain to carry out executions. The real shame is on those who allow convicted murderers to live in dignity in prison while the relatives of the victims are suffering and aching,” said Shaikh Mohammad Khalid, one of the most vociferous Islamists in the Council of Representatives.
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Executions will deter criminals says lawmaker
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12/14/2006 09:58 PM | By Habib Toumi, Bahrain Bureau Chief
Manama: A Bahraini lawmaker yesterday blasted rights watchdogs for condemning execution of three convicted killers in Bahrain on Monday.
“I am shocked by activists’ claims that it was shameful for Bahrain to carry out executions. The real shame is on those who allow convicted murderers to live in dignity in prison while the relatives of the victims are suffering and aching,” said Shaikh Mohammad Khalid, one of the most vociferous Islamists in the Council of Representatives.
Pakistani Mohammad Hanif and Bangladeshis Jasmine Anwar and Mohammad Hilaluddin were executed by a firing squad after they were convicted separately of murder. The executions were the first in the kingdom since 1996 and the second since 1977.
“Many people have expressed satisfaction with the carrying out of justice. We believe that executions are the most significant deterrent to fight the rising rate of crime,” said Shaikh Khalid, who was re-elected to the 40-member Council of Representatives.
The lawmaker said that capital punishment sentences should be meted out to drug dealers “for their role in spreading this cancerous disease”.
Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Tuesday urged Bahrain to take concrete and immediate steps towards abolishing the death penalty as part of the reform process.
Amnesty International yesterday deplored the executions.
