Jordan: Further information: Death penalty/Torture/ Unfair trial - Ra'ed Muhammad Hijazi (m), aged 33

Index Number: MDE 16/002/2004
Date Published: 11 October 2004
Categories: Jordan, Middle East And North Africa

Ra'ed Muhammad Hijazi's death sentence was commuted to 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour on 4 October, by the Court of Cassation (an appeal court). The four years he has already spent in prison will apparently count towards his sentence.