This is a shame. A good way to get rid of political opponents by accusing them of crimes they may not have committed. I saw their faces on CNN, they didn't look like rapists and drug dealers at all.

marie, New York, USA

capital punishment........and what is their crime levels in comparison to the UK? YOu dont need a calulator to work that one out.....

wendy Dodd, london, uk

murderer's (with no good reason) and rapists should be killed, thats the easy part but how do you know they are 100% guilty? thats the very tough part....

C Kroustis, London, UK

When I look at our overcrowded increasingly violent society especially in the large towns and cities, I think maybe harsh punishment like death isn't such a bad thing, especially for those who all too readily swing a knife into someone else for no apparent reason. But probably drug related really.

Heidi, Grays, Essex

When I lived in Kuwait in the 80's, public hanging was a regular event. It took place opposite a multistorey car park crammed with onlookers and people selling ice cream. The Times never printed a word about this; why no outrage against people who supply us with oil?

jim cormick, Buenos aires, argentina

This scary scenario is on its way to the UK. Holland (through its all-embracing multiculturism) has now been overwhelmed by muslims and sharia law as I write this and it is set to have a majority muslim populationby 2017. Wake up England and overthrow our compliant and dopey government!

Lynda Franklin, Malaga, Spain