YEMEN HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCES TO 11 BANDITS

February 21, 2011: the Specialised Penal Court in Hadramout, Yemen, sentenced 11 Yemenis to death for forming an armed group to commit banditry, attack public and private money transport vehicles and launch attacks against oil, gas and trade companies. The 11 were also ordered to pay $50,400 compensation to the al Hashidi Company and $2500 for lawyers. Two cars and weapons were also confiscated. (Sources: BBC, 22/02/2011)