The National Commission assigned to Follow-up the BICI Recommendations

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Progress & Actions Taken

1722 (i) - To commute the death sentence imposed for murder arising out of the events of February/March 2011, in the light of the preference of Article 6 of the ICCPR for the abolition of the death penalty and the concerns regarding the fairness of trials conducted by the National Safety Court.

Progress & Actions

Resolutions of the National Commission

Providing the National Commission with the actions taken or to be taken in the future to implement this recommendation.

Government Response

No final death sentence was issued in any of the cases related to the events. If such final sentences are issued, they will be considered in due course.

Government Response

The Cessation Court, in its hearing on 9 January 2012, overturned the two appealed sentences in the case of murder and running over of two police officers, in which the National Safety Courts had previously sentenced two of the accused to death, and others to life in prisons, and the case of kidnapping a police officer in which the accused were sentence to 15 years in prison by the National Safety Courts. The Cessation Court ordered the cases to be referred to the Civil Appeals Supreme Court for review and sentencing of all the accused in both cases.

Most Recent Actions Taken