Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 13, 2008
Saudi Arabia

SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT

a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot

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a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the SPA official news agency.
Zamim bin Sarawi al-Asiri was found guilty of killing Mohammed bin al-Hussein al-Asiri by hitting him on the head with an axe during an argument.
The execution took place in the southwestern region of Asir.
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  • (Sources: Agence France Presse, 13/12/2008)