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death penalty sentences 2012
Reporter: admin
Date of incident:
Saturday, December 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 December 2012, the Syrian national Fathi Jabr al-Salatine was sentenced to death for the murder in November 2011 of Myriam Achkar in Sahel Alma.