SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, 86TH EXECUTION IN 2005
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man convicted of murder, raising to at least 86 the number of people put to death in the kingdom this year.
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man convicted of murder, raising to at least 86 the number of people put to death in the kingdom this year.
Human rights groups said they were concerned by the sharp rise in executions in 2005 in Saudi Arabia. The Interior Ministry said Sultan bin Farhan al Doussari was put to death in the Riyadh province for intentionally ramming his car into that of a Saudi man after an argument, killing the driver.
Human rights groups said they were concerned by the sharp rise in executions in 2005 in Saudi Arabia. The Interior Ministry said Sultan bin Farhan al Doussari was put to death in the Riyadh province for intentionally ramming his car into that of a Saudi man after an argument, killing the driver.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters News, 31/12/2005)