Saudi Arabia: Further information on alarming increase in number of executions

Muhammad Jamal ‘Ali, ‘Abd al-Qadir Muhammad Muqtar, Faqay Haji Cusman, Muhammad Abu ‘Abd al-Qadir Ade, Abd al-‘Aziz Muhammad Isse (Somali nationals); and new names: Mehmet Nuri Koseoglu, Seyfettin Erkut, Ahmet Mulayim, Fevzi Dana (Turkish nationals executed); Muhammed Aktas, Muhammet Kirici, Bekir Kaplan, Abdullah Besik, Halil Bozkurt, Cevat Kart, Nizamettin Las, Ismet Harci, Halil Karat, Ibrahim Akdalga, Abdussamet Arslan, Kemal Sabir, Halil Temurci, Bekir Kidan, Ferit Bostanci, Tahsin Danmas, Hilal Rende, Ziyad Akar, Ramazan Teke, Ali Say, Hasan Bozkurt, Hikmet Karanfil, Vechi Buyukasik, Cafer Keles, Ahmet Vemir, Nebil Cabir, Mustafa Bilge, Rasit Kartal, Yeter Merakli, Mehmet Yilmaz, Adem Ozkurt, Osman Eren, Ayhan Kilic, Mustafa Kir, Abdulkadir Gulmus, Ali Kaya, Mehmet Sinanoglu, Fazil Oklu, Asaf Milli, Yalcin Porat (Turkish nationals): Since June 1995 Amnesty International has learned of 39 more executions, bringing the total number to 141 in the last seven months. Most recently four Turkish nationals were executed: Mehmet Nuri Koseoglu and Seyfettin Erkut on 11 August and Ahmet Mulayim and Fevzi dana on 14 August. It is reported that 20 of the 40 other Turkish nationals named above are on death row, with the remainder on trial on charges which carry the death penalty. There is also concern about the five Somalis named above, particularly ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Muhammad Isse who was found guilty of a crime which is said to have occurred before his arrival in Saudi Arabia. This information was apparently not available at his trial.

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