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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Death Row Convicts in Dubai [as of 11 March 2010]


Status of the death row cases

* By Salam Al Amir and Sharmila Dhal, Staff Reporter and Senior Reporter
* Published: 00:00 March 11, 2010
* XPRESS

Executions suspended pending Ruler's approval:

Paul George Nadar (64, Indian), since 1986 for premeditated murder following criminal arson in which two women and seven children died.

Ahmad Mohammad Jasem (41, Iranian), since 1988 for premeditated murder. He was ordered to pay Dh200,000 blood money to the family of the deceased.

Joseph Simon Silvestre (41, Indian), since 1990 for premeditated murder.

Munawar Dost Mohammad (40, Pakistani), since 1999 for premeditated murder after he, assisted by his brother and a third convict, killed an Omani national and travelled to Oman to burn the body and destroy evidence.

Anil Motyati Adho (38, Indian), since 1999 for premeditated murder after he stalked his victim to rob him. Also accused of multiple thefts.

Natal Komowat (42, Indian), since 1999 for theft and intentional murder as well as hiding the dead body of his victim.

Mohammad Rida Ali (39, Iranian), since 2000 for premeditated murder of his Azerbaijani girlfriend. He turned himself in to police.

Rustom Abdullah Akbari (39, Afghan), since 2000 for stabbing a woman in her 40s to death in a contract killing.

Mohammad Anwar Gulam (39), Nazim Hussain (42), Ashiq Hussain (41), Mohammad Amjad, (52), (all Pakistani),
since 2002 for premeditated murder and multiple thefts. Amjad was also charged with criminal complicity. They used ropes to tie down the victim before killing him.

Sergeh Alexander Vitch (32, Russian) and Sifred Andrivitch (36, Ukrainian), since 2002 for premeditated murders. Sergeh was accused of forced sex and theft, while Sifred was accused of thefts.

Karan Singh, (37), Manouj Muda (40) (Indian), Amir Bahadur (34, Nepali), since 2003 for premeditated murder of a 47-year-old Indian man. Bahadur was found guilty of criminal complicity.

Shai Wi, Kho Mij Ji (both 51, Chinese), since 2005 for kidnapping a 48-year-old Chinese woman who worked as a salesperson.

In Appeals Court:

A death sentence issued by the Court of First Instance is appealed by force of law even if the defence lawyer of the convict does not apply for appeal, according to article 230 under the Criminal Procedure Law:

M.F.N. (27, Iranian) in 2005 for killing an Iranian who took him as his guest in a hotel room on finding that he had no job or shelter. After stabbing the Iranian, M.F.N. also stole some valuables from him and set his body on fire.

A.S.K. (26, Pakistani) in 2009 for killing a 30-year-old Nepalese security guard at a Mazda car showroom, setting his body on fire in an attempt to steal valuables from the showroom.

T.A., S.A.D. (both 23, Indian) in January 2010 for stalking a 33-year-old Indian and killing him at the airport parking lot.

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/status-of-the-death-row-cases-1.595150

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