The Arab Center for Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession expresses its resentment of the acceleration in rates of executions against Egyptian persons, who are sentenced to death in Libya. On Sunday, August 9th 2009, execution was implemented against the Egyptian citizen Ahmed Hijazi Zidane, while during the last week two Egyptians were executed, who are Htip Haitham Ismail and Abdel-Kawi-Shahat.

The center has many concerns about the rest of the Egyptians detained in the Libyan prisons waiting for the implementation of the execution sentence they are 27 Egyptians. In particular the role played by the concerned Egyptian authorities, especially the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, is not commensurate with the danger that threatens the lives of the Egyptians sentenced to death in Libya .

ACIJLP appeals the Libyan government to release the Egyptians who have completed their procedures for reconciliation and payment of blood money, and have not been released, although the provisions of the Libyan law of reconciliation and blood money No. 6 of 1423 require the release of those convicts who are:

  1. Sami Fathi Abed Rabbo.
  2. Hussein Elsayed Darwish.
  3. Farhat Abdo Farhat.
  4. Mohammed Omar Ibrahim El Gazoy.
  5. Adel Abdel-Azim El Gazoy.
  6. Ehab Wagdi Mesherqi

ACIJLP calls upon H.E. the President Muammar Gaddafi’s to interfere directly to release those convicted persons’ especially as this release is consistent with H.E directions on the abolition of the death penalty, which is consistent with the text of Article 6-4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which states that ” Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Amnesty, pardon or commutation of the sentence of death may be granted in all cases.”

The Center calls upon the Libyan civil society institutions in particular (WaEatasemo Charity Association and the Libyan Human Rights Society of the Gaddafi Development Foundation) to seek the Libyan authorities and concerned bodies for the release of the Egyptians who have completed their procedures for the reconciliation and compromise.

Arab Center for Independence of the Judiciary Law Firm