An appeals court commuted the death sentences of four men convicted of killing an American diplomat and his Sudanese driver after the driver's family decided to pardon them, a news agency reported.
Sudanese law stipulates that if a victim's family chooses to pardon a killer, the person cannot be sentenced to death and the prison term cannot exceed 10 years. The case will be referred back to the initial court for a new sentence, said the Sudan Media Center.
