Comoros: Death penalty / legal concern

Index AI : AFR 21/001/1997
Date de publication : 6 janvier 1997
Catégorie(s) : Afrique, Comores

Said Ali Mohamed, Youssouf Hamadi and Mohamed Youssouf: The three men named above have been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The sentences follow a recent statement by President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim announcing a crackdown on murderers, and AI fears that the three men are at risk of imminent execution.