SAUDI ARABIA: FIRST EXECUTION SINCE RAMADAN
Saudi authorities executed a murderer in the holy city of Mecca, the first death sentence to be carried out
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Saudi authorities executed a murderer in the holy city of Mecca, the first death sentence to be carried out since before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Fahd al-Hasni, a Saudi, was put to death after being convicted of stabbing dead a fellow citizen, the interior ministry said in a statement published on the official SPA news agency.
It was the 96th execution of the year in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, which imposes the death penalty for offences including murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape, homosexuality and apostasy.
The last execution in the Gulf country took place on May 29, more than a week before Ramadan began.
Fahd al-Hasni, a Saudi, was put to death after being convicted of stabbing dead a fellow citizen, the interior ministry said in a statement published on the official SPA news agency.
It was the 96th execution of the year in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, which imposes the death penalty for offences including murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape, homosexuality and apostasy.
The last execution in the Gulf country took place on May 29, more than a week before Ramadan began.
— SOURCES
- (Source: Agence France-Presse, July 17, 2016)
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