Comores: Further information on death penalty / legal concern

Comores: Further information on death penalty / legal concern

Index Number: AFR 21/005/1997
Date Published: 2 June 1997
Categories: Africa, Comoros

Saidali Mohamed alias "Robin" (note correction), M Mohamed Sahali, M Ali Machallah and Youssouf Hamadi (name previously unknown): Saidali Mohamed, alias "Robin", was executed on 29 May 1997. It is feared that the other three men on death row face imminent execution. They are being denied the right to appeal against their conviction and sentence.