Yemen: Death penalty/imminent execution: Adib Mohamed 'Ali al-Magtari (m)

Index Number: MDE 31/016/2007
Date Published: 31 August 2007
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, Yemen

Adib Mohamed 'Ali al-Magtari, who was sentenced to death in 2003 for murder, had his appeals rejected by the Court of Appeal in Ta'iz in August 2005 and the Supreme Court in 2007. If the President ratifies the sentence he could be facing imminent execution.