Posted on 08/05/2008 12:41:04 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a last-minute appeal to the United States Tuesday to halt the scheduled execution of a Mexican national sentenced to death for murder in defiance of an International Court of Justice (ICJ) order.
Jose Ernesto Medellin, 33, was due to be executed by lethal injection at 2300 GMT in the state of Texas. He was convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of two teenagers and is one 51 Mexican nationals on death row in the United States.
Less than 12 hours before Medellin's planned execution, Ban called on the US government to abide by an ICJ ruling calling for the executions of all Mexican nationals to be suspended.
"All decisions and orders of the International Court of Justice must be respected by states," Ban warned on local television in Mexico City where he was attending a world AIDS conference.
"The United States should take every step to make sure the execution does not take place," he added, saying he had taken all the necessary steps to delay Medellin's execution, detailed in a letter to the United States and that he was "confident" his demands would be accepted.
Mexico has complained that its nationals on death row were not informed of their right to consular access and assistance during trial, a right under the Vienna Convention.
Medellin's family anxiously waited at the prison near Houston where the 33-year-old is due to be executed at 2300 GMT by lethal injection.
Medellin's request for a reprieve was unanimously turned down on Monday by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and his fate lies in the hands of Texas Governor Rick Perry.
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There ya go. Zum Wohl!
I was thinking about that too.
I'll do that. But if you don't drink, what good is that bottle of Drambuie gonna do ya? :)
She probably cooks with it :)
Justice will be served....more than we can ever imagine.
What’s the status of those murderers of the American citizen students ????
The murders of Terrance Aeriel, 18; Dashon Harvey, 20, and Iofemi Hightower, 20, was Aug 4, 2007 Aeriel’s sister, Natasha, was shot in the head but survived
He should be dead by now or at least feeling the needle stick him at this point.
>>Medellin’s request for a reprieve was unanimously turned down on Monday by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and his fate lies in the hands of Texas Governor Rick Perry.
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And fortunately, Governor Goodhair has ZERO plan to change Medellin’s date with the devil.
You didn’t adust for daylight savings time. Quit smoking crack.
From your lips to Rick Perry's ears. It would free up some prime eastside property.
I’m sure we all care mightily how the U.N., World Court, Mexico and even this murderers mom thinks.
Cocktail time fatso.
“US set to execute Mexican in defiance of international court”
I am soooo proud of my country!!
According to the cart at this link, 2300 GMT converts to 6:00 p.m. CDT.
http://www.dxing.com/utcgmt.htm
I care about his mom. So many people he has hurt. Justice must be done and we can’t bow to the demands of this world court but I pray he uses what little time he has left wisely.
“All decisions and orders of the International Court of Justice must be respected by states,”
We’re safe right now, but who knows what may happen if international citizen/president-wannabe-of-the-world obama takes his throne.
sort of like New Year’s Eve - waiting for the big ball to drop.
Adios Jo - it won’t hurt a bit.
Well, I like the toasting idea better myself :)
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