Comoros: Further information on death penalty / legal concern

Comoros: Further information on death penalty / legal concern

Index Number: AFR 21/003/1997
Date Published: 19 March 1997
Categories: Africa, Comoros

Said Ali Mohamed, Youssouf Hamadi and Mohamed Youssouf: The three men named above are still detained on death row at Moroni prison. They have been denied the right to appeal up until now and the appeal court is currently not functioning. Amnesty International is concerned that they may be executed without being allowed their right to appeal to an independent and impartial higher appeal court.