Hands Off Cain
SAUDI ARABIA·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2003·1 MIN READ

Many of the announced Saudi executions are for murder...

Many of the announced Saudi executions are for murder and rape, but a wide range of violent and non-violent crimes are also punished by decapitation, including: armed robbery; drug-trafficking; witchcraft; adultery; sodomy; same-sex relations; highway r

Many of the announced Saudi executions are for murder and rape, but a wide range of violent and non-violent crimes are also punished by decapitation, including: armed robbery; drug-trafficking; witchcraft; adultery; sodomy; same-sex relations; highway robbery; sabotage; apostasy (renunciation of Islam) and "corruption on earth".