PUBLICAI Index: ASA 36/005/2002

29 January 2002

Further information on EXTRA 34/01 (ASA 36/003/2001, 5 June 2001) and follow-up (ASA 36/001/2002, 4 January 2002) - Death penalty/imminent execution

SINGAPOREMohammed Ali Hashim (m), aged 53, Pakistani national

Mohammed Afzal Khan (m), aged 49, Pakistani national

Amnesty International has learned with deep regret that Mohammed Ali Hashim and Mohammed Afzal Khan were executed at dawn on 11 January.

They had been sentenced to death in January 2001 after they were convicted of trafficking in heroin.

Many thanks to those who sent appeals. No further action is required.