Awaiting judgment. (Newsmakers).(appeal of death sentence for Amina Lawal delayed on Nigeria)(Brief Article)

From: Jet | Date: April 14, 2003 | Copyright information

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Caption: AWAITING JUDGMENT: Amina Lawal, a 31-year-old single mother, holds her daughter, Wasila, at an Islamic Sharia court in Katsina, Nigeria, where the appeal of her death by stoning was delayed despite the insistence of Nigeria's government that she be freed. The case has been postponed until June 3 because the chief judge, Grand Khadi Aminu Ibrahim, was reported ill. ...

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