Kuwait: First Executions In Five Years
~~By Habib Toumi Bureau Chief
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| A Saudi man smokes his last cigarette before being hanged for the murder of a compatriot just west of the capital Kuwait City, on April 1,2013. AFP PHOTO/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT. |
Manama: Kuwaiti authorities on Monday morning executed three men sentenced to death in separate murder cases.
The Pakistani, Saudi and Bidoon (stateless resident) were executed in the Central Prison at 8am in the presence of the public prosecutor and delegates from the justice and interior ministries, Al Watan site reported.
Each of the three men was allowed a final visit by their families before they were kept separately in different rooms prior to the execution, it said.
The Saudi, identified by local daily Al Rai as Faisal Al Utaibi, was sentenced to die after he was found guilty of deliberately killing his friend while the Pakistani, Pervez Ghulam, was executed for strangling a couple to death.
The Pakistani, Saudi and Bidoon (stateless resident) were executed in the Central Prison at 8am in the presence of the public prosecutor and delegates from the justice and interior ministries, Al Watan site reported.
Each of the three men was allowed a final visit by their families before they were kept separately in different rooms prior to the execution, it said.
The Saudi, identified by local daily Al Rai as Faisal Al Utaibi, was sentenced to die after he was found guilty of deliberately killing his friend while the Pakistani, Pervez Ghulam, was executed for strangling a couple to death.
Courtesy: Gulf News
