Jordan’s criminal court on Wednesday sentenced two Egyptian nationals to death, including one tried in absentia, after convicting them of robbing and murdering a compatriot in Amman in December 1998, reported the Jordan Times newspaper.
The tribunal sentenced to death Wasef Mohammad, 28, a construction worker, for robbing and killing his colleague, Munir Saber, on December 24, 1998.
His colleague, Imad Said, also a construction worker, who was tried in absentia, received a similar sentence for complicity in the murder, said the paper.
Wednesday's verdicts will automatically be reviewed by a higher court within 30 days, the paper said - Albawaba.com
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