United Arab Emirates (UAE): Death penalty: Touran Ibrahim Abbas (f)

Index Number: MDE 25/002/1998
Date Published: 3 March 1998
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, UAE

This above-named Iranian national has been sentenced to death. An appeal court in Dubai reportedly upheld the death sentence against her. Touran Ibrahim Abbas was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to death in December 1997. The case may go to the Supreme Court and if upheld, the sentence will have to be ratified by the UAE president before it can be carried out.