SAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two men have been executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.
two men have been executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.
On May 2, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded by the sword and crucified for killing fellow citizen Mohammed bin Merdas bin Saeed al-Shumari and stealing money from him in the northern Saudi town of Hael, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency SPA.
On May 1, Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern Province for killing his father, the interior ministry said in a statement. Hassan set his parents' house on fire "in an attempt to kill his mother following an argument between them," the statement said.
On May 2, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded by the sword and crucified for killing fellow citizen Mohammed bin Merdas bin Saeed al-Shumari and stealing money from him in the northern Saudi town of Hael, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency SPA.
On May 1, Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern Province for killing his father, the interior ministry said in a statement. Hassan set his parents' house on fire "in an attempt to kill his mother following an argument between them," the statement said.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Postmedia News, 02/05/2011; Agence France Presse, 02/05/2011)