Oman: Death penalty

Index Number: MDE 20/001/2000
Date Published: 8 November 2000
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, Oman

Five men, Habib bin Jum'a bin Sulayman; Ahmed bin Habib bin Jum'a; Mohammad bin Habib bin Jum'a; Faisal bin Hilal bin Salem; and Najeeb bin Mahfoudh, have been sentenced to death for murder in Oman. As they cannot appeal against their sentences, it is feared that they will be executed once a legal committee has ratified the convictions.