A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced Saudi-born Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh to death on Tuesday for allegedly committing apostasy, a crime punishable by death under Saudi Arabia’s interpretation of Sharia Law. The court decision was brought to light yesterday by Adam Coogle, a researcher working for Human Rights Watch. Fayadh has previously posted a video […]
A railway worker who was condemned to death by the Appeals Court for raping and killing a 13-year old girl travelling on a night train has declined his right of appeal the verdict to the Supreme Court. The condemned convict, Wanchai Saengkhao, submitted a petition through his lawyer to Hua Hin provincial court declaring his […]
The police yesterday announced they will arrest two hunters dead if they fail to give up after fatally shot the chief of Phu Khieu wildlife sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province over the weekend. This was revealed after two hunters who surrendered to the police denied they were involved in the fatal shooting of Prasit Kummoo. Read […]
A court in Kuwait yesterday sentenced fifteen people for involvement in June’s bombing of the Imam Sadiq Mosque. Seven were sentenced to death. The suicide attack in Kuwait City killed 26 and injured 227. The trial of seven women and 22 men before Judge Mohammad al-Duaij produced fourteen acquittals. All those sentenced to death were […]
PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN — An appeals court yesterday reaffirmed the death sentence for a railway worker who raped and murdered a teen girl in 2014. Wanchai Saengkhao, 23, was sentenced to death by the court last September for killing a 13-year-old girl by throwing her from a moving train, on which he worked as staff, […]
The Secretariat of the cabinet yesterday released the new anti corruption law that carries death penalty for state officials found guilty of corruption. The new law which is an amendment to the existing Anti-Corruption Act 1999 was passed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), and was published in the Royal Gazette on July 9. Read […]
STATE officials and foreigners could face severe punishment for corruption – with the threat of execution under a new amendment to the anti-graft law. The amendment has no limit for court cases – unlike the previous statute of limitations. This has kicked off debates over past corruption cases involving politicians such as Thaksin Shinawatra, who […]
BANGKOK — A senior police commander confirmed that the assistant to ex-princess Srirasmi, a former wife of Thailand’s Crown Prince, is facing the death penalty for allegedly abusing his royal rank for personal gain. The suspect, Montri Sotangkul, has been charged with a number of offences, including insulting the monarchy (lese majeste), bribing state officials, […]
