RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has beheaded one of its citizens amid rising concerns about the growing number of executions in the country.
The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency that Saudi man known as Murdi al-Shakra was beheaded on Friday.
The man had been sentenced to death for murdering his fellow tribesman with a machine gun, the statement added.
The beheading brings to 10 the number of people executed across the kingdom so far this year. Last year, Saudi authorities executed 87 people, compared with 78 in 2013.
Saudi officials execute convicts by sword and then dangle their corpses from a helicopter to make sure the public could see the result of the execution.
Saudi Arabia carries out capital punishment mostly by beheading.
Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under the Saudi rule.
Follow this link to join our WhatsApp group: Join Now
Be Part of Quality Journalism |
Quality journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce and despite all the hardships we still do it. Our reporters and editors are working overtime in Kashmir and beyond to cover what you care about, break big stories, and expose injustices that can change lives. Today more people are reading Kashmir Observer than ever, but only a handful are paying while advertising revenues are falling fast. |
| ACT NOW |
| MONTHLY | Rs 100 |  |
| YEARLY | Rs 1000 | |
| LIFETIME | Rs 10000 | |
