MDE 23/020/2007
Further Information on UA 339/06 (MDE 23/007/2006, 22 December 2006) -
22 May 2007
Safun Muhammed Ali Ahmed al-Zahifi was beheaded on 22 May.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Interior, the execution was carried out in the al-Jawf area. He had been condemned to death in July 2006 for the abduction and rape of a boy, to which he had allegedly confessed under duress.
No further action is requested from the UA network. Many thanks to all who sent appeals.
