Kuwaiti authorities have carried out the death sentence on seven people convicted of murder, including two women, in the first executions in the Gulf country since 2017. Prosecutors said the executions were carried out by hanging after the death sentences were approved by Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf. The executions are the first since January 25, 2017, when Kuwait also hanged seven people, including a member of the royal family. Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the death sentences came in accordance with the Kuwaiti Penal Code 16 of 1960 and its amendments “after exhausting all levels of litigation”. These were very serious crimes.”The first death sentence was carried out in Kuwait on May 17, 1964.

Source: Ethiopian News November 16, 2022 21:50 UTC