A Saudi man was beheaded by sword on Wednesday in the Western city of Taif after being convicted of shooting dead another Saudi national, the state news agency reported.
Abdullah bin Obeid al-Thawri al-Sobaie was found guilty of murdering Hazaa bin Rashed al-Thawri al-Sobaie after shooting him with a pistol in a dispute, SPA quoted an interior ministry statement as saying.
The beheading brings to 17 the number of executions reported in the ultra-conservative Gulf monarchy this year, according to an AFP count. In 2009, there were 67 reported executions in the kingdom, compared with 102 in 2008.
Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery, homosexuality and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic law. In extreme cases, the convict is executed and his body crucified in public.
Source: Agence France-Presse, July 28, 2010
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