SAUDI ARABIA: 80TH PERSON BEHEADED THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia carried out its 80th beheading of the year, edging closer to the 87 executions it carried out during all of 2014.
Saudi Arabia carried out its 80th beheading of the year, edging closer to the 87 executions it carried out during all of 2014.
The interior ministry said a Saudi citizen, Rabie al-Sai'ari, had been convicted of trying to smuggle hashish into the kingdom.
He was executed in Najran, a district on the border with Yemen, a ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency said.
The interior ministry said a Saudi citizen, Rabie al-Sai'ari, had been convicted of trying to smuggle hashish into the kingdom.
He was executed in Najran, a district on the border with Yemen, a ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency said.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Agence France-Presse, 12/05/2015)