SAUDI EXECUTES LEADERS OF YEMENI ARMED GANG
Two Yemenis condemned to death for forming an armed gang and for robbery were executed
Two Yemenis condemned to death for forming an armed gang and for robbery were executed in the Saudi capital, the interior ministry said.
In a statement cited by the official SPA news agency, the ministry said the two were the leaders of a gang whose other members have been sentenced to flogging and prison terms.
A total of 56 people have now been put to death in Saudi Arabia since the start of the year, according to an AFP count.
In a statement cited by the official SPA news agency, the ministry said the two were the leaders of a gang whose other members have been sentenced to flogging and prison terms.
A total of 56 people have now been put to death in Saudi Arabia since the start of the year, according to an AFP count.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: AFP,04/07/2013)