Hello Wolfgang your link brings up a good question shouldn't all travelers to a foriegn land be given compotent legal advice if they are accused of a crime. I also noticed how long it took for their execution to be carried out 17 years.I have to admit our courts are bogged down with technacalities,but on another note the way are system works if they were given life with parole after those 17 years they could of been free for good behavior.I also know if given life without parole they could of kept appealing until they were in their ninetys