Cuba: Further information on death penalty / imminent execution

Carlos Rafael Peláez Prieto (corrected name) was executed by firing squad on 22 May 1999. It is believed that Sergio Antonio Duarte Scull, who was convicted in the same case, was also executed, although this has not yet been confirmed. The two men were sentenced to death on 22 January 1999, after being convicted of killing four foreigners.

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