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TUNISIA: PARLIAMENT OKAYS DEATH PENALTY FOR 'TERROR CRIMES'

July 23, 2015: Tunisia's parliament approved imposition of the death penalty for "terrorist" crimes, despite opposition from rights groups and a de facto quarter-century moratorium on executions.
Lawmakers were voting during the second of three days of debate on a bill aimed at beefing up powers to confront a jihadi threat following deadly attacks claimed by ISIS.
President Beji Caid Essebsi imposed a state of emergency after a student went on a shooting rampage at a beach resort last month, killing 38 foreign tourists, most of them Britons.
That incident came on the heels of one in March in which two gunmen attacked Tunisia's national museum, killing 21 foreigners and a policeman.
Lawmakers voted heavily in favor of three articles imposing the death penalty.
Article 26 applies to anyone who "knowingly murders someone enjoying international protection," a reference to such people as diplomats and international civil servants.
The following article applies to cases in which people die in hostage-taking or kidnapping situations, while Article 28 refers to people who commit rape during the course of a terrorism-related crime.
Sana Mersni, an MP with the Islamist Ennahda party, noted ironically that the death penalty would not deter "terrorists seeking death in order to go to paradise".
The death penalty already exists under Tunisian law, for such crimes as murder and rape, but no one has been hanged since 1991.
Among other things, the bill would make it easier for investigators to use phone-tapping against suspects and make public expressions of support for terrorism a jailable offense.
Critics say the bill would allow the authorities to detain suspects for 15 days without access to a lawyer or being brought before a judge, as well as put harsh restrictions on journalists.
Ammar Amroussia, of the leftist Popular Front, said "we fear the fight against terrorism could be turned into a fight against social and popular movements."
Labiadh Salem, an independent, was even more scathing.
"This law will not limit the phenomenon of terrorism; this law will fuel terrorism" as it "does not distinguish between social movements and protesters and terrorist act." (Sources: Agence France Presse, 23/07/2015)

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O'MALLEY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLAN: ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, RECLASSIFY MARIJUANA
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN SMUGGLER EXECUTED
HANDS OFF CAIN 2015 REPORT
PAKISTAN: FIVE MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED IN LAHORE AND RAWALPINDI
PAKISTAN: FOUR MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
INDIA: YAKUB MEMON EXECUTED FOR 1993 MUMBAI BOMBINGS
PAKISTAN: EIGHT MORE MURDER CONVICTS HANGED
SAUDI ARABIA: PARDON BY VICTIM'S DAD SAVES KILLER
PAKISTAN: THREE MURDER CONVICTS HANGED
LIBYA: GADDAFI’S SON SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER WAR CRIMES
LIBYA: HANDS OFF CAIN, ALSO WE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAIF GADDAFI SENTENCE
SAUDI ARABIA: SECOND EXECUTION AFTER RAMADAN PAUSE
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED
SAUDI ARABIA: FIRST EXECUTION AFTER RAMADAN PAUSE
SYRIA: FAMED OPPONENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OF ASIA BIBI STAYED
IRAN: UP TO 12 PRISONERS EXECUTED
INDIA: YAKUB MEMON FILES FRESH MERCY PLEA BEFORE PRESIDENT
GAMBIA: PRESIDENT YAHYA JAMMEH GRANTS PARDONS BUT COUP PLOTTERS REMAIN ON DEATH ROW
TOBAGO: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR CHRISTIAN WOMAN'S BLASPHEMY APPEAL
UAE IMPOSES HARSH PENALTIES FOR RELIGIOUS CRIMES
INDIA: TRIAL COURTS GIVE DEATH FREELY, BUT JUST 5% CONFIRMED
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: COURT SENTENCES LAVENTILLE MAN TO HANG OVER A 2006 MURDER
ZAMBIA: PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU GIVES DEATH ROW INMATES LIFE SENTENCES
TRINIDAD: PRIVY COUNCIL REFUSES TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCE...FIRST TIME IN 22 YEARS
USA: PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITS FEDERAL PRISON, EXTENDING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR REFORM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. HE IS THE FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT TO SEE THE INSIDE A FEDERAL PRISON FIRST HAND
IRAN: LIVES OF TWO PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER SPARED BY PLAINTIFFS
MAURITANIA: COURT SLAMS DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO RAPISTS OF UNDER-AGED GIRL

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