Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Man beheaded in Saudi Arabia

June 23, 2009: a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that authorities beheaded Ahmed bin Ali bin Hassan in the southwestern province of Asir.

Hassan was convicted of fatally shooting compatriot Abdel-Rahman bin Dafer bin Ali in a dispute. It did not elaborate on the nature of the dispute.

According to an Associated Press count, the execution brought the number of beheadings in the kingdom this year to 43.

Source: Canadian Press, 24/06/2009

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