Sudan court upholds death penalty against US diplomat assassins
December 16, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese court rejected appeal by four men who were sentenced to death for assassinating a USAID employee and his driver last year prompting angry reaction from their families.
This year, five men believed to be belonging to an Islamic militant group called Ansar al-Tawhid were found guilty of killing John Granville and his Sudanese driver Abdel Rahman Abbas Rahma on 2008 New Years Eve after opening fire on them from a car.
Only four of the five men were sentenced to death last June by hanging while the fifth was sentenced to two years in prison because his role was limited to supplying the weapon for the attack.
The US administration at the time welcomed the verdict by the Sudanese court.
The defendants sought an overrule of the death penalty by the appeals court particularly after it was reported that the driver’s family waived their right to request that the men be executed in accordance with Islamic Shari’a law.
Following today’s decision, the families of the assassins accused the court of ruling based on political considerations rather than judicial ones.
Osman Yusuf, father of Mohannaed told Al-Raed that the visit by a US delegation influenced the fate of their appeal. He also expressed surprise that the court would endorse the death penalty and death money concurrently.
Islamic Shari’a law affords another alternative to capital punishment which includes blood money as compensation if the families of the victims accept.
Granville’s money insisted that the death penalty imposed upon the four men saying that it is “the only sentence that safeguards the lives of others”.
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Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Sudan court upholds death penalty against US diplomat assassins
Islamic terrorist go on with your shria law, who are you to kill US diplomatic with your evil spirit. Shame on you towel head, you are well know for this cruel reputation.
M.Cool.J
Sudan court upholds death penalty against US diplomat assassins
Any killer deservs death penalty for I see there is no room for evil guys in the society.
The fact that they are known terrorists comes second and we are seriously searching for such people so the court cannot let go of them!
I can’t even understand all this;killing while begging for forgiveness.Arabs must be mad!If they know the true pain of death,why did they kill such innocent and peaceful men?
Let them die!!!!!!!!
De-Lam Lam
Sudan court upholds death penalty against US diplomat assassins
Mr. Idiot Omer Hassien Al Bashir,hanging your fellow citizens for the search of money and building International Relations is easy than presenting your fucking ANUS to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
You forgot the attrocities you committed in Darfur and Sudan at large, where millions of Sudanese lost their life because of your corrupt and dictatorial leadership.You know very well that you had been training criminals in your city, Khartoum and if your are really a man with vision just take your towel head and fucking anus to ICC, you will face justice.
I am blaming the countries,organisations and individuals that are supporting impotent person to rule Sudan. In Africa, a leader is always aperson who own family as charity begin at home, But NOT an idiot like Bashir.
Mr. Omer Hassien AL-Bashir you are NOT longer the president of Sudan . You are the president of Khartoum. The bad image you reflected to the International communiuty blocked you from going to oustide countries and also in some states of Sudan in particlar.
Fellows Southerners, let us join our hands to fight the Disease called Bahir from Sudan.
By Wed Junnup Anti-Tribalism.