04 April 2008 :

Amnesty International is appealing the death sentence of Fatima Hussein Badi, a 43 year old Yemeni housewife and mother of four, who faces imminent execution. Badi and her brother Abdullah were arrested July 13, 2000 for the murder of Badi’s husband, Hamoud Ali Al-Jalal. She was sentenced to death on Feb 17, 2001. While Abdullah’s death sentence was upheld, Badi’s sentence was reduced to four years imprisonment on Sept 10, 2003. Badi’s case was returned to the Supreme Court, which reinstated her death sentence shortly before her four year sentence would have ended. Abdullah submitted a plea for clemency to President Saleh, which was refused, and he was executed May 2, 2005. “The most recent death sentence ruled by the Supreme Court is illegal because neither I, nor my client, were aware that the president’s ratification would send it back to the Supreme Court. Additionally, why has the president’s ratification been cancelled?” Badi’s attorney, Shadha Mohammed Nasser, questioned.