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MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR

07 December 2021

The High Court in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, on 7 December 2021 sentenced a man to death by hanging for killing his neighbour five years ago.

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USA - Oklahoma. Governor Grants Clemency to Julius Jones

06 December 2021  Read everything

EGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE, SIX CHILDREN

06 December 2021

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a man to death on 6 December 2021 for slaying his wife and six children at their home in a village in Fayoum governorate, southwest of Cairo, in May over accumulated debts.

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SINGAPORE: APEX COURT DISMISSES APPEAL BY MALAYSIAN DRUG MULE

06 December 2021

Malaysian drug mule Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, 34, who was granted a stay of execution two years ago in Singapore, failed in his appeal on 26 November 2021 to start a court challenge against his death sentence.

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