Death sentence for three convicted of murder in Wassit
 By Adel Subhi
Kut, 30 May 2007 (Voices of Iraq)
The Central Criminal Court in Wassit province passed death sentences for three convicted of murders and kidnappings in the southern Iraqi province, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
“The Central Criminal Court in Wassit passed on Tuesday death sentences for three convicts after confessing to carrying out kidnappings and murders,” the source, who asked not to be named, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
The source added, “the first two convicted were Muhsin Mashkor and Ahmed Salman for attacking a Kut police station last year and killing police officer Ahmed Khayoun. The third convicted was Ahmed Abdulla Shibib, who confessed to kidnapping and killing a 12-year old child.”
The convicts confessed to their crimes before the court but may appeal the verdicts within one month of the handing down, the source said.
The Central Criminal Court in Wassit, 180 km southeast of Baghdad, was established on 10th of May 2003. It passed the first death sentences in May 2003 against three persons who confessed to killing a number of Iraqi policemen in northern Wassit.