Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·SEPTEMBER 3, 2005
Saudi Arabia

SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER BEHEADED BY SWORD

Saudi Arabia executed Jameel bin Abdullah bin Safar al-Fahmy, a Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot after a feud.

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Saudi Arabia executed Jameel bin Abdullah bin Safar al-Fahmy, a Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot after a feud. The country’s Interior Ministry said he was executed in the holy city of Mecca for fatally striking Fahd bin Maqboul bin Jarri al-Fahmy with a large baton.
This execution raised to at least 60 the number of people put to death in Saudi Arabia this year.
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  • (Sources: Reuters, 03/09/2005)