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A 2002 Petition called "save Amina" gathered a few thousand signatures then a 2003 e-communication with the subject line "âPlease Stop the
International Amina Lawal Protest Letter Campaigns" signed by Ayesha Iman and Sindi Medar-Gould who represented two Nigerian Human Rights organizations said the
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beauty contest, to be held in
Nigeria in 2002, pulled out of the contest to protest against Amina Lawal's treatment. Miss Norway condemned the sentence and called it âutterly revoltingâ and stated she would not attend until Lawal was acquitted. Miss Ivory Coast said, â not going to Nigeria, and I
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Embassy of Nigeria in Washington D.C., U.S., was more forthcoming in recognizing the case of Lawal and stated on 29 August 2003: "the Embassy wishes to inform that Malama Amina Lawal has three levels of courts of appeal before the final determination of her case. The
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An appeal was put in motion and on 25 September 2003 Lawal's sentence of death by stoning for adultery was overturned by a five-judge panel of
Katsina State Sharia Court of Appeal. Four of the five judges ruled that the conviction violated Islamic law on a number of points, which included: the
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hope my decision will help save Amina Lawal.â Miss Togo added, âStoning this woman is not right. All of society should rise up to end this sort of practice.â Several other beauty queens representing different countries also criticised the sentence and refused to compete.
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defendant's right to proper legal defence was not ensured, the circumstantial evidence of her pregnancy was not sufficient, the confession of the accused was not valid, and only one instead of the required three judges was present at the time of conviction.
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Embassy hereby assures the general public that Malama Lawal's right to a fair hearing under the
Nigerian Constitution is guaranteed. Therefore due appellate processes will be followed to ensure the rule of law".
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had a special report on Amina Lawal and encouraged viewers to send protest e-mails to the
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based in Nigeria, took up her case which was argued by Nigerian lawyers trained in both secular and Sharia law. Lawal's lawyers included
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