Hamas to Persist With Public Executions Despite Objections
Hamas will go ahead with public executions by the end of August despite an outcry by human rights groups.
The Hamas government is still planning to carry out public executions despite appeals by human rights groups to reverse the decision.
Ismail Jaber, the attorney general in Gaza, confirmed on Aug. 11 that the public prosecution is waiting for the approval of the Council of Ministers in Gaza to implement the death penalty for a "criminal," after all legal proceedings against him were exhausted.
In a press statement, Jaber said, "The death sentence will be carried out as we have said after the [Eid al-Fitr] holiday," adding that the sentence would likely be carried out by the end of August. He did not specify the public place where the execution will take place.
In an earlier statement on Aug. 1, Jaber said, "The death sentence will be carried out against a number of criminals immediately after Eid al-Fitr," noting that the executions would be "public, in retaliation for those who had died."
