6 Executed as Jordan Resumes Death Penalty
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These are the first executions in the country since 2017, and the men were sentenced to death for acts of terrorism and drugs.
In fact, executions in Jordan seemed to be sporadic. With the execution of six people in one day, the government is now again behind the highly controversial practice.
For years, the death penalty in Jordan has only been executed sporadicly. Now, the judiciary has hanged six criminals there. Human rights organisations are alarmed.
AMMAN. For the first time in almost ten years, Jordan has again executed several convicted offenders.
The competent government authorities carried out the execution of six convicted persons who had been sentenced to severe judicial sentences a few days earlier, following the completion of the constitutional and legal procedures required for their enforcement.
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