Qatar: Death Penalty, Firas Nassuh Salim Al-Majali

رقم الوثيقة: MDE 22/001/2002
تاريخ النشر: 28 أكتوبر 2002
التصنيفات: الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا, قطر

Jordanian national Firas Nassuh Salim Al-Majali, a journalist with the Qatari Television network, was sentenced to death on 22 October. He was convicted and sentenced by the Criminal Court in the capital Doha on charges of spying for Jordanian intelligence. His lawyers have apparently lodged an appeal, which is expected to be heard at the beginning of November.