Comoros: Death penalty / legal concern

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Index Number: AFR 21/001/1997
Date Published: 6 January 1997
Categories: Africa, Comoros

Said Ali Mohamed, Youssouf Hamadi and Mohamed Youssouf: The three men named above have been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The sentences follow a recent statement by President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim announcing a crackdown on murderers, and AI fears that the three men are at risk of imminent execution.