Death sentence against 3 convicts in Kuwait

Three persons convicted of murder in Kuwait were executed on Monday, an official of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior said.The death sentence against the three convicts was carried out by the department of verdicts’ execution of the Ministry of Interior, with attendance of the chief of the execution prosecution, attorneys, ministry officers and media personnel, Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported.Justice Mohammad Al-Duaij, the chief of the execution prosecution, said in a statement that the death sentence sets an example for deterrence against would-be offenders.The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah endorsed the death sentence last week, according to (KUNA).The chief judge of the Court of Cassation had issued an order to carry out the death verdict and the public prosecutor set today as the date for the execution of the three convicts by gallows