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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 167

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s 167Presence of wali-ad-dam of victim during execution of death sentence

(1)

The Syariah Court shall, before death sentence as qisas is executed, issue an order to appear to the ~iali-ad-dam in not less than 30 days before ,the execution.

(2)

Where any wali-ad-dam of the victim fails to be infornied of the execution of death sentence, the Syariah Court shall postpone the execution of such sentence and shall issue a notice of the execution as the Syariah

Court thinks appropriate in not less than 15 days before the execution.

(3)

Death sentence shall not be executed until all wali-ad-dam of the victim are present at the time of execution of such sentence, whether personally or through their representatives duly authorised by them and where the wali-ad-dam is not mukallar his wali shall be present on his behalf.

(4)

Before the death sentence is executed, the wali-ad-dam or his representative or wali who are present may pardon or compound qisas.

(5)

Where the wali-ad-dam or his wali does not pardon or compound qisas, the death sentence shall be executed.

(6)

If a ~?uli-ad-dam or his representative or wlali of the victim fails to attend on the date, time and place of the execution of sentence after having been informed of such date, time and place by the Syariah Court, the Chief

Syar'ie Judge may give permission for the death sentence to be executed or postpone the execution of death sentence to such date as he thinks fit.