Executions in August 2009.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

2

Bangladesh

 

Botswana

 

China

4

Iran

11

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Pakistan

 

Saudi Arabia

5

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Thailand

2

Yemen

 

23 men and 1 woman were executed in August 2009, their details are as under. 

 

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/08

Iran

Babak, Ghorban-Ali &
Hassan

Hanging

Murder
Drugs

02/08

Saudi Arabia

Qorbi bin Musa Adam

Beheading (p)

Murder

03/08

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Rape

05/08

China

Du Yimin (f) & Si Chaxian

Injection?

Fraud

07/08

China

Li Peiying

Injection

Corruption & bribery

08/08

Saudi Arabia

Munir Ahmed Hussein Shah

Beheading (p)

Rape/murder

12/08

Iran

Zaeim & Hamad

Hanging

Rape

13/08

China

Wu Tianxi

Injection?

Rape & gang crimes

17/08

Saudi Arabia

Ali Assiri

Beheading (p)

Murder

18/08

Saudi Arabia

Ahmed bin Ali bin Mahdi al-Mosslab

Beheading (p)

Murder

18/08

AmericaOhio

Jason Getsy

Injection

Murder

19/08

Iran

Mehdi, Meisam & Mohramali
Mansour

Hanging

Murder
Drugs

19/08

AmericaFlorida

John Richard Marek

Injection

Murder

20/08

Saudi Arabia

Mustapha bin Ahmed Hamli

Beheading (p)

Murder

24/08

Thailand

Bundit Jaroenwanit and Jirawat Poompreuk

Injection

Drugs

(f) = female, (j) = juvenile, (p) = public

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