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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Qatar.The offences that primarily attract the death penalty are espionage [1] and other threats to national security. [2] Apostasy, same-sex intercourse, and blasphemy are considered capital offences, but there has been no recorded application of the death penalty over these charges.
Stoning is no longer a legal punishment in Qatar, and has never been used. [12] [20] [21] Apostasy is a crime punishable by the death penalty in Qatar. [22] Blasphemy is punishable by up to seven years in prison and proselytizing any religion other than Islam can be punished by up to 10 years in prison. [22]
Capital Punishment was abolished for political crimes in 1852, civil crimes in 1867 and war crimes in 1911. [372] In 1916, capital punishment was reinstated only for military offenses that occurred in a war against a foreign country and in the theater of war. [373] Capital punishment was completely abolished again in 1976. [374] Romania: 1989 ...
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Capital punishment for offenses is allowed by law in some countries. Such offenses include adultery, apostasy, blasphemy, corruption, drug trafficking, espionage, fraud, homosexuality and sodomy not involving force, perjury causing execution of an innocent person (which, however, may well be considered and even prosecutable as murder), prostitution, sorcery and witchcraft, theft, treason and ...
In Turkey, capital punishment was fully abolished in 2004 for all crimes. [4]In 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his right-wing government coalition partners agreed to a proposal that could see the death penalty restored in Turkey against anyone sentenced for terrorism.
Stoning is a legal punishment in Qatar, [135] and apostasy and homosexuality are crimes punishable by the death penalty; however, the penalty has not been carried out for either crime. [136] [137] Blasphemy can result in up to seven years in prison, while proselytising can incur a 10-year sentence. [136] [138]
The detained Indian nationals in Qatar were actively sought for consular access by the Indian mission in Doha, according to the Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA). [19] Arindam Bagchi , the spokesperson for the MEA , said that the Indian Embassy in Doha spoke with the Qatari government and that Indian diplomats visited the arrested ...