"Those to be executed murdered innocent civilians, the punishment
must be implemented as soon as possible to achieve social justice Jabber
said,’’ Jabber said
Hamas to carry out five executions in front of mass media(Death Penalty News)
Hamas said on
Thursday that it will execute five convicted murderers next week,
possibly in front of the mass media as a way to deter criminals.
The
Parliament members of the Islamist movement announced on Thursday that
they had approved a measure allowing executions to be carried out in Gaza, without having first been ratified by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The
announcement is an escalation in the conflict between Hamas, which
controls the Gaza Strip, and Abbas, who controls the West Bank.
A
factor split between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has been in place
since 2007, when Hamas seized sole control of the coastal enclave by
violently overpowering security forces answerable to Abbas.
Hamas
Attorney-General, Ismail Jabber said that five convicts sentenced to
death would be executed next week, while another eight would be executed
after the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in July.
"Those
to be executed murdered innocent civilians, the punishment must be
implemented as soon as possible to achieve social justice Jabber said,’’ Jabber said
He
denied it would be done in public, but added it would be possible to
carry out the execution in front of the mass media as a way to deter
criminals, who consider committing murder.
He did not give details how the executions would be carried out. Normally executions are carried out by police shooting squad.
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