SAUDI ARABIA·DEATH PENALTY·JULY 9, 2001·1 MIN READ

Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man and his Yemeni accomplice...

Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man and his Yemeni accomplice for killing a man with a meat cleaver in a row over money

Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man and his Yemeni accomplice for killing a man with a meat cleaver in a row over money. The pair were executed in the capital Riyadh.The executions brought to at least 55 the number of people put to death in the conservative kingdom in 2001.

— SOURCES

(Sources: Saudi Press Agency reported by Reuters, 09/07/2001)