Hinrichtungstermin 13. März

Mohammad Abdul Amir, a 35-year-old Iraqi man with children, was arrested in 1995 and charged with the murder of a Saudi Arabian man. He confessed to the crime after being interrogated for three months, during which he was allegedly beaten and suspended by his feet. During the interrogations, he is reported to have sustained a broken rib as a result of torture and was hospitalized for a month. A criminal court in Arar sentenced him to death after a summary and secret trial. He has not been allowed any access to lawyers or other legal assistance.

Under Saudi Arabian law, those found guilty in murder cases are often sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind). In these cases, the relatives of the victim have the power to seek execution, request diya (compensation) or grant a pardon freely. The relatives of the murder victim must reach adulthood before they decide on the fate of those found guilty of murder. Mohammad Abdul Amir has remained on death row as the children of the murder victim were too young to be consulted on whether Mohammad Abdul Amir was to be pardoned or executed. The children have since reached the age of majority and are reported to have informed the court which tried him that they want him to be executed.

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Schreiben Sie bitte Faxe oder Luftpostbriefe

• Fordern Sie den König auf, einen Hinrichtungsstopp für Mohammad Abdul Amir zu erlassen.

• Appellieren Sie an den König, die Urteile von Mohammad Abdul Amir und anderen, denen in Saudi-Arabien die Todesstrafe droht, umgehend umzuwandeln und auf die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe hinzuarbeiten.

• die Behörden daran erinnern, dass sie gemäß internationaler Standards für faire Gerichtsverfahren handeln sollten, dazu gehören die UN-Garantien zum Schutz der Rechte von Personen, denen die Todesstrafe droht, in denen es heißt, dass die Todesstrafe nur im Anschluss an ein faires Gerichtsverfahren verhängt werden darf, in dem der Angeklagte "angemessenen Rechtsbeistand in allen Verfahrensabschnitten" erhalten hat.

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• urging the King to halt the execution of Mohammad Abdul Amir;

• calling on the King to commute the death sentences and those of all others under sentence of death in Saudi Arabia as a matter of urgency, with a view to abolishing the death penalty;

• reminding the authorities that they should act in accordance with international standards for fair trial, including the UN Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty, which state that capital punishment may only be imposed after a fair trial in which the defendant is provided with "adequate legal assistance at all stages of the proceedings".