Executions in March 2009.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

5

Bangladesh

 

Botswana

 

China

2

Iran

16

Indonesia

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Pakistan

 

Saudi Arabia

6

Singapore

 

UAE

 

Yemen

1

Total

30

30 men were executed in March 2009, their details are as under. 

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/03

Saudi Arabia

Ahmad al-Khyeeri

Beheading (p)

Murder

03/03

Saudi Arabia

Mohammad bin Salem

Beheading (p)

Murder

03/03

America - Texas

Willie Pondexter

Injection

Murder

03/03

Iran

Salaheddin Seyedi and Khalilollah Zarei

Hanging

Terrorism

03/03

Iran

Mostafa Hosseini

Hanging

Murder

04/03

America - Texas

Kenneth Wayne Morris

Injection

Murder

04/03

Yemen

Abdullah Saleh al-Kohali

Shooting

Murder

08/03

Iran

Mostafa M.

Hanging

Murder

09/03

Iran

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

10/03

America - Texas

James Edward Martinez

Injection

Murder

10/03

America - Georgia

Robert Newland

Injection

Murder

11/03

Iran

Ali Abestan, Ali Dehqani,
Ali Damshad and Mahmoud Moradi

Hanging

Drugs

11/03

America - Texas

Luis Salazar

Injection

Murder

13/03

Saudi Arabia

Fahd bin Nasser bin Fahd Al-Homaidan

Beheading (p)

Gang crimes

14/03

Iran

Abolhassan +
3 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder (3)
Rape (1)

16/03

Saudi Arabia

Hmoud Bin Awadh al-Meteri

Beheading (p)

Murder

26/03

China

Ye Zengxi

Injection

Child abduction

27/03

China

Li Jiangtao

Injection?

Murder

27/03

Saudi Arabia

Faisal bin Nasser al-Qahtani & Bandar bin Abdullah al-Ajmi

Beheading (p)

Manslaughter/robbery

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

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