TNAG-0603-FCO40-751-Capital-punishment-in-Dependent-Territories-1977 — Page 19

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EN CLAIR

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TU28/11

FROM BRIDGETOWN 22124Z

UNCLASSIFIED

for Co.

387

TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 264 OF 22 DECEMBER

YOUR TELNO 227: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

1. DETAILS OF PERSONS EXECUTED IN BARBADOS FROM 13 AUGUST 1964 TO 29 NOVEMBER 1966 ARE AS FOLLOWS

(A) DATE OF EXECUTIONS: 7 OCTOBER 1965

(B) NAMES OF PERSONS SENTENCED: FELIX PARRIS

AND LESTER HUGGINS

(C) DATE SENTENCES PASSED: 14 APRIL 1965

(D) ALL CONVICTED OF MURDER.

BERESFORD LYNCH

2.IN SAME PERIOD ONE REPRIEVE WAS GRANTED. THIS WAS IN

1965. LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN PROVIDE NO DETAILS EXCEPT NAME OF PERSON: LERA ALIX (FEMALE).

3. DEATH PENALTY WAS RETAINED AFTER INDEPENDENCE.

4. EXECUTIONS AND REPRIEVES GRANTED SINCE INDEPENDENCE:

EXECUTIONS

1

YEAR

REPRIEVES

1967

2

1968

NIL

4

1969

1

NIL

1979

1

NIL

1971

NIL

NIL

1972

NIL

2

1973

NIL

1974

NIL

N H

2

1

1975

2

NIL

1976

NIL

NIL

1977

NIL

1

ROBERTS

FILES HK & GD (5)

RES D

MR.CORTAZZI

KR.STRATTON MR. POSNETT

HKG.380/1

RACLE

IND

28 DEC 1977

Y

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