In UAE law, a group of people who endang­er lives of others while engagi­ng in robber­y are subjec­t to death penalt­yEight expatriates were sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday for being involved in number of armed robberies at money exchanges and cash machines last year. A ninth man was sentenced to six months in jail and deportation for possession of stolen money, according to Gulf News. The Nigerian criminals were of a nine-member gang who entered the money exchanges by force and threatened the staff and members of the public with bladed weapons in 2018. 38% of Pakistani prisoners abroad held in UAE, SaudiThe gang had been engaged in a series of robberies across the emirate. The story originally appeared on Gulf NewsRead full story

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2019 18:45 UTC