Two Pakistanis sentenced to death in Oman for a tonne of hashish
A Magistrate's Court in Oman sentenced Pakistani nationals Hatem 'Ali Nour Baksh and 'Abdul Rahman Murad Mohammed to death on 30 April 2001 for smuggling a tonne of hashish. Three men arrested with them received a seven-year term and two acquittals; the condemned men remained at risk of execution at the end of the year.
A Magistrate’s Court in Oman sentenced Pakistani nationals Hatem ‘Ali Nour Baksh and ‘Abdul Rahman Murad Mohammed to death on 30 April 2001.[1][2]The two men had been arrested on 17 February 2001 in possession of a tonne of hashish, two guns and ammunition, and were convicted of drug smuggling, possessing firearms without a licence and violating the residence law for foreigners.[1]
Three other men were arrested with them.[1]Saudi Arabian national Hassan ‘Awadh Hamd al-Mukhlis was convicted of involvement in drug trafficking and jailed for seven years, while the other two men, both Omani nationals, were acquitted.[1]
Under Omani law the death sentences could not be appealed, though they required ratification by a legal committee and the Sultan before they could be carried out; the Grand Mufti sits on the approving committee.[1]Amnesty International feared the men would be executed once their convictions were ratified, and its 2002 annual report said they remained at risk of execution at the end of 2001.[1][2]Death sentences in Oman are usually carried out by firing squad.[1]
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