Pressure to enforce death penalty mounts in Jordan after brutal murders ...Saudi Arabia

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Mon, 2022-07-04 22:19 AMMAN: Public anger in Jordan over a series of murders described as “stomach-churning” has led to growing calls for the enforcement of the death penalty. There are 219 convicts on death row in Jordan, including 22 women. In February 2019, Jordanian MPs passed an amnesty law, the third of its kind since King Abdullah II took office in 1999. Under the law, about 8,000 prisoners were pardoned, including people convicted of crimes ranging from slander, abuse, cybercrimes and tax evasion.Main category: Middle-East

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