Thursday, June 6, 2013

Saudi Arabia: Pakistani executed for drug trafficking

June 5, 2013: Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword a Pakistani convicted of smuggling heroin, the interior ministry said.

Wajid Ali Zarnoosh was found guilty of trafficking heroin into Saudi Arabia, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

His beheading in Qatif, Eastern Province, brings to 50 the number of people executed in the ultra-conservative kingdom this year.

Source: AFP, June 5, 2013


Saudi Arabia: Man beheaded for murder

June 4, 2013: Saudi Arabia beheaded by sword one of its citizens after a court convicted him of murder, the interior ministry said.

Shuwail al-Amri was found guilty of killing Mohammed al-Amri, an apparent relative, by deliberately running him over with a car after a dispute, the ministry said in a statement published by SPA state news agency.

The execution took place in the southwestern region of al-Baha.

His beheading brings to 48 the number of people executed in the ultra-conservative kingdom this year.

Source: AFP, June 4, 2013

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