THREE IRAQIS BEHEADED FOR DRUG OFFENCES

Saudi Arabia beheaded three Iraqis nationals for drug smuggling. Amer Jassem Al Mishalany, Seif Saad Al Mishalany and Falah Kazem Al Hasnawy were executed in the town of Arar on Saudi Arabia’s border with Iraq. They were found guilty of smuggling hashish into the kingdom. Local and international human rights groups criticised the executions as a reflection of ancient tribal customs, said the official news agency SPA.