Kuwait hangs 7 prisoners, including royal, in mass execution
Associated PressKUWAIT CITY — Kuwait hanged seven prisoners in a mass execution on Wednesday, including a royal family member and a woman convicted of killing 58 women and children when she set fire to a wedding tent — the first death sentences carried out in several years in the oil-rich emirate. Pawa’s brother, Air Force Lt. Col. Gary Pawa, said his sister called early morning Wednesday, crying as she informed him of her scheduled execution. Ernesto Abella, a spokesman for Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, said in a statement that the authorities used “all efforts to preserve her life, including diplomatic means and appeals for compassion.” “Execution, however, could no longer be forestalled under Kuwaiti laws,” he said. The mass execution “is a shocking and deeply regrettable step backward for Kuwait,” Amnesty official Samah Hadid said in a statement.
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