‘He deserves to live’: South Carolina to execute first man in 13 years despite doubts raised by evidence

Khalil Allah is set to be killed by lethal injection despite a key witness saying last month he made false remarks at trial

South Carolina is on track to execute a man on death row for the first time in 13 years, despite new evidence raising doubts about critical testimony used to secure his conviction.

Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, is scheduled to be killed by lethal injection on Friday, one of six executions that could move forward in the coming months in South Carolina, marking a brutal resurgence of capital punishment since the state’s last execution in 2011.