SAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED FOR RAPING MINORS
Saudi authorities beheaded two nationals convicted of raping minors in two separate cases.
Saudi authorities beheaded two nationals convicted of raping minors in two separate cases.
Hamad bin Meshehen al-Rashidi was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a seven-year-old boy before throwing him into a well and killing him, SPA news agency reported. Rashidi was executed in Qassim Province.
In the other case, Issa bin Mohammed al-Rashidi was condemned of kidnapping and raping a minor, and attempting to kidnap another. He was executed in Hail province.
The beheadings bring to 15 the number of death sentences carried out this year in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
Hamad bin Meshehen al-Rashidi was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a seven-year-old boy before throwing him into a well and killing him, SPA news agency reported. Rashidi was executed in Qassim Province.
In the other case, Issa bin Mohammed al-Rashidi was condemned of kidnapping and raping a minor, and attempting to kidnap another. He was executed in Hail province.
The beheadings bring to 15 the number of death sentences carried out this year in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: AFP, 26/06/2014)