Yemeni man at risk of execution

Index Number: MDE 31/013/2011
Date Published: 16 August 2011
Categories: Yemen

Ahmed Omar al-Abbadi al-Markashi, a Yemeni security guard, had his death sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal in June 2011. If his death sentence is approved by the Supreme Court and then the Vice President, he will be at imminent risk of execution.