SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW CHEATS DEATH TWICE

Jizan inmate Yahya Al-Mujaribi was spared execution a second time in Saudi Arabia. After spending 11 years in prison waiting for execution, he was spared by the family of his cousin, the young man he was found guilty of slaying. The circumstances behind why it took so long to resolve the ongoing capital punishment case is as unclear as the detail behind the killing that took place over a decade ago. The Supreme Judicial Council rejected the pardon, which put Al-Mujaribi back on death row. But under pressure from local officials, a second pardon was secured for Al-Mujaribi on the condition he leave town.