A Muslim inmate who complained in a legal challenge that Alabama would not let his Islamic spiritual adviser be present in the execution chamber has been put to death after the nation’s highest court cleared the way. A Muslim inmate who complained in a legal challenge that Alabama would not let his Islamic spiritual adviser be present in the execution chamber has been put to death after the nation’s highest court cleared the way. Dominique Ray, 42, was pronounced dead at 10.12pm on Thursday of a lethal injection at the state prison in Atmore. Ray had argued Alabama’s execution procedure favours Christian inmates because a Christian chaplain employed by the prison typically remains in the execution chamber during a lethal injection, but the state would not let his imam be present. Mr Durham said he did not know of any other state where the execution protocol calls for a Christian chaplain to be present in the execution chamber.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2019 05:15 UTC