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Afghan President Hamid Karzai |
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AFGHANISTAN: OVER 100 DEATH SENTENCES PENDING BEFORE PRESIDENT
May 5, 2010: more than a 100 death sentences are pending before Afghani President Karzai. Deputy chief of the Supreme Court Bahaoddin Baha said these people were sentenced to death for different crimes and the final authority in this regard lies with the president.
"No cases have remained unprocessed in the court since last year. The fate of 100 people sentenced to death awaits presidential approval," he explained. (Sources: BBC, 06/05/2010)
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