Sentence25 July 2023verifiedCET-MVXZHT

Gaza military courts hand down two more drug death sentences

Gaza's military appeal and permanent courts sentenced two men to death and eight to life imprisonment in a batch of drug cases. One man was convicted of repeated trafficking under article 29 of the 2013 drug law; the other of importing drugs for trafficking under article 28.

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Gaza’s military appeal and permanent courts sentenced two men to death and eight to life imprisonment in a batch of drug cases. One man was convicted of repeated trafficking under article 29 of the 2013 drug law; the other of importing drugs for trafficking under article 28.^[1]

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Gaza: death and life sentences for drug dealers, 25 July 2023. Al-Quds. Reports the military appeal and permanent courts' verdicts, Articles 28 and 29 of the 2013 law.

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