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death penalty sentences 2012
Reporter: admin
Date of incident:
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Detailed description of violation:
In Lebanon, the death penalty is applicable under Articles 37, 43 and 549 of the Criminal Code for ordinary crimes.13 Under the Lebanese law, any execution must be approved by the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister.
In Lebanon, approximately sixty convicted are sentenced to death. In 2012, the death penalty was seeked in many cases by the general prosecutor or by judges in their indictments, and death sentences continued to
be imposed by tribunals.
In November 2012, Mount Lebanon judge Ziad Makna required the death penalty in its indictment against Shallita Charbel, for the murder of Roland Chbeir in October 2012.