SAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED IN RIYADH AND MEDINA
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian murderer and a Pakistani heroin trafficker, bringing to 34 the number of
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Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian murderer and a Pakistani heroin trafficker, bringing to 34 the number of death sentences carried out this year.
Vijay Kumar Saleem, of India, was executed in Riyadh after being convicted of killing a Yemeni by striking him in the head with an axe, the Interior Ministry said. The attack took place after a dispute at the farm where they worked.
Authorities also carried out a death sentence against the Pakistani, Hafiz Wifaq Rasoul Shah, in the Muslim holy city of Medina. "Investigations led to his confession and he was tried and found guilty," the Interior Ministry said.
Vijay Kumar Saleem, of India, was executed in Riyadh after being convicted of killing a Yemeni by striking him in the head with an axe, the Interior Ministry said. The attack took place after a dispute at the farm where they worked.
Authorities also carried out a death sentence against the Pakistani, Hafiz Wifaq Rasoul Shah, in the Muslim holy city of Medina. "Investigations led to his confession and he was tried and found guilty," the Interior Ministry said.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: AFP, 27/02/2015)
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