The sentences were part of a trial of 49 suspects, including 19 police officers, over the March 19 killing of 27-year-old woman named Farkhunda who was beaten to death in a frenzied attack sparked by a bogus accusation that she had burned a copy of the Quran.
The trial, which began Saturday, only involved two full days of court proceedings — an unusual swiftness in the slow-moving Afghan judicial system. It was broadcast live on national television, reflecting huge public interest in the case.A judge handed down the four death sentences at Afghanistan's Primary Court in Kabul on Wednesday. He also sentenced eight of the defendants to 16 years in prison and dropped charges against 18. The remaining suspects are to be sentenced on Sunday.
The defendants have the right to appeal their sentences. The charges included assault, murder and encouraging others to participate in the assault. The police officers were charged with neglecting their duties and failing to prevent the attack.
Farkhunda's brother, Mujibullah, told The Associated Press that her family was angered by the leniency of the court toward the majority of the defendants.
"The outcome of the trial is not fair and we do not accept it — you saw just four people sentenced to death but everybody knows that more than 40 people were involved in martyring and burning and beating my sister," said Mujibullah, who like many Afghans, including his sister, uses only one name.
"Eighteen people have been freed. The court should punish them and that should be a lesson for anyone who would commit this sort of crime, anywhere in our country, in the future," he added.
Source: AFP
43 comments:
Eye for an eye. Lindaobserve
Rip in advance to them
THAT SERVES DEM RYT....TOMJERRYSWIT
Good riddance to bad rubbish
Good for dem, you don't do bad and go scot free!!
Kill by d sword ,u die by d sword..
good for them.ndi ara
They should be killed by lethal injection
Very good.
Justice has prevail
...JOSHSAYSO..LIB..FAN
Abeg dey shud hurry up wt dia killing.
but the late girl's family should take it easy na, they want the whole town sentenced to death? this is enough warning to the town
These descendants of Ismael have really done a lot of damage than good. Sorry to say this, but it's d truth.
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Thatd gud news....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
Supposing Nigeria is got laws that can shake to d bone marrow, guess my dear country Nigeria would ve been a better place
Justice
Justice.
Karma is a bitch.
Serves them right!
Serves them right
Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....
I will say it, this is the only time death penalty will be justified. Whoever kill must be killed.
True Justice Served.
Very good.Serves them right.
Serves them right. Let them send my regards to MJ, Tupac&co.
This is why I love the Asians..
No matter who you are or how long it has been, you must be brought to justice..
I love that about them.
#SalmanKhanjail
Serves dem right! Tit for Tat. Linda take note!
Serves dem right! Tit for Tat. Linda take note!
Eye for an eye.
How l wish justice can come to Nigeria,so DT d killers of Aluu four boys can also be sentence to death.
Very simple. An eye for an eye. This is well justified, unlike the Bali9 killing that miraculously turned 8 at the 111th hour.
How l wish justice can come to Nigeria,so DT d killers of Aluu Four boys can be sentence to death
thats very good
am sure they will enjoy the pains of death
Nimelda said so......
These arabs seem to enjoy vviolence a lot.
Gud 4 dem
Serves dem right, nemesis, wat dey sow dey'll reap
very good
Correct!!!!!
Good news, serves them right
Ghen Ghen!!!,
breakingnews234.com
I see how there's only 40comments, wen justice is served, dse assholes read along, im sure when d story was reported a lot of negative religious comments were typed in a hurry. awon werey.
He court tried
9ce judgement.pls make una kill dem as dem kill dt girl.awon were dede
Very good!
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