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"Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform
embassies when their citizens are arrested, detained or are pending trial for a
death sentence.
Our new data reveals that between 2016 and 2021 at least 21 people were under
sentence of death in Qatar. Of the 21, only three cases involved Qatari
nationals and only one involved a woman (who was accused of murder). The
remaining 18 were made up of foreign nationals: seven from India, two from
Nepal, five from Bangladesh, one Tunisian and three Asians of unknown
nationality.
Of these cases, 17 related to homicide and one a conviction for drug
trafficking. The majority of the murder cases involved male migrant labourers
from South Asia, convicted of crimes related to their precarious migrant worker
status. The remaining murder cases involved one Tunisian man, and two
defendants’ where the nationalities were unknown.
In December 2017, male Nepalese migrant worker Anil Chaudhary was sentenced to
death for murdering a Qatari. He was executed by firing squad in May 2020
bringing an end to a 20-year hiatus on the death penalty in Qatar.
We have learned that Chaudhary’s embassy was only notified of his scheduled
execution the day before, leaving them inadequate time to provide meaningful
support at this final stage of the judicial process. While we do not know all
of the details of the circumstances of his offence, every defendant, regardless
of the severity of the alleged crime, should be afforded a fair legal defence –
Chaudhary was not."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
