Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Saudi Arabia Beheads National For Murder
His execution brings to 18 the number beheaded in Saudi Arabia so far this year
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia beheaded on Monday in Riyadh one of its nationals convicted of stabbing to death a fellow Saudi, the interior ministry said.

Khalid Bin Hamad stabbed to death Abdul Mohsen Bin Othman after a dispute between them, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

His execution brings to 18 the number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia so far this year.

In 2012, the kingdom executed 76 people, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. The US-based Human Rights Watch put the number at 69.


Courtesy: Gulf News