Summary
- South Carolina executed a man on death row, Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, despite new testimony that he was wrongfully convicted.
- The key witness for the prosecution recanted his testimony days before the execution, claiming Allah was innocent.
- Allah’s lawyers filed emergency motions for a delay and requested clemency, but both were rejected by the state supreme court and governor.
- The execution marks the first in 13 years in South Carolina and could signal a series of upcoming executions in the state.