Saudi Arabia has put death row inmates who had been convicted of drug trafficking and murder, making it 73 executions in the oil-kingdom this year.
SPA news agency reported that two Saudi Arabian citizens and three people from Chad were executed last Tuesday after being sentenced to death for the abduction and murder of a Pakistani security guard. The culprits went to rob the house the guard was watching over.
SPA news agency reported that two Saudi Arabian citizens and three people from Chad were executed last Tuesday after being sentenced to death for the abduction and murder of a Pakistani security guard. The culprits went to rob the house the guard was watching over.
Another Saudi man was also beheaded for setting a man ablaze and causing his death.
A Lebanese was executed for attempting to smuggle Captagon pills into the kingdom. Captagon is a psychostimulant which is made up of amphetamine and theophyline. It is a very addictive drug and became illegal in most counties in 1986. The drug also makes its users feel energetic and happy, which is why it is called 'Chemical courage'
The suspects convicted of terrorism, rape, armed robbery, homicide and drug trafficking, face death penalty.
The Kingdom carried out 153 executions across the country in 2016. On January 2 that year, Saudi Arabia executed Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr and 46 other people in defiance of national calls for the release of a prominent Shia cleric. The oil-kingdom carried out 158 executions, including 71 foreign culprits, in 2015.
The suspects convicted of terrorism, rape, armed robbery, homicide and drug trafficking, face death penalty.
The Kingdom carried out 153 executions across the country in 2016. On January 2 that year, Saudi Arabia executed Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr and 46 other people in defiance of national calls for the release of a prominent Shia cleric. The oil-kingdom carried out 158 executions, including 71 foreign culprits, in 2015.
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