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Ottawa 'disappointed' with beheading sentence

Tiffany Crawford, Canwest News ServiceOTTAWA -- The Harper government said Thursday it was ?deeply disappointed' by news a Saudi court had upheld the death by beheading sentence of a Canadian man who was convicted in the 2007 death of another man."We are deeply disappointed at the reports that a Saudi court has upheld its decision to sentence Mohamed Kohail to death," said Deepak Obhrai, parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon. "Canada continues to express its concern for a fair and transparent review of the wording and the sentence." The decision by the Jidda General Court sends the matter back to the Saudi Supreme Judicial Council -- essentially an appeal court -- for a final ruling.Mr. Obhrai told the House of Commons that Cannon has requested that Canadian officials review the final court decision when it is issued...continue to full post

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