No sentence of death may be carried out without confirmation of the conviction and sentence by the Supreme Court and confirmation by the Head of State of Eritrea pursuant to Article 64 of the Penal Code.
Criminal Procedure Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes.
Article 157
Special Procedures in Cases Involving the Sentence of Death · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
If the sentence is confirmed, it shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in the order of confirmation.
If the sentence is commuted to a term of imprisonment, the order of commutation shall be sufficient authority for carrying into effect the terms of such order.