12 August 2008 :
Iran hanged three men convicted of murder and drug trafficking in a prison in the country's central clerical capital, Qom, the conservative Kayhan newspaper reported. The report identified the men sent to the gallows as Mehdi 27, Javad 34 and Ali 38. It gave no details of the murder they were found guilty of but said they were caught with 1,080 kilos (2,370 pounds) of opium.
In a landmark ruling, the District Sessions Court in Vijayapura has delivered a verdict of justice in a harrowing case of honour killing, sentencing two perpetrators to death by hanging, while imposing life imprisonment and hefty fines on others involved, Siasat Daily reported on May 6, 2024.
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The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya on May 7, 2024 commuted the death sentence imposed on two turtle egg collectors to 12 years imprisonment for causing the death of their colleague who was trying to break up a fight eight years ago.
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