Three more executed under new Saudi lord
Three more executed under new Saudi lord
"He was executed as discipline for his wrongdoing and as a lesson to others," the service said, including that powers did the sentence in southwestern Asir district. In a different case, Yassir container Hussein al-Hamza was executed in northwestern Jawf district after his trial and admission for sneaking amphetamine pills, the service said.
A third convict, Latif Khan Nurzada, a Pakistani, was executed for trafficking heroin into the kingdom. He was executed in the Muslim blessed city of Mecca, the service said in an alternate articulation. As indicated by an AFP count, their executions bring to 16 the quantity of Saudis and outsiders put to death in the not so distant future under the kingdom's strict variant of Islamic sharia law.
Four have been executed since King Salman took office last Friday after the passing of his antecedent Abdullah. Under Abdullah, the quantity of executions hopped from 27 in 2010 to around 80 yearly, with 87 last year. The oil-rich Gulf Arab state confronts consistent global feedback over its human rights record, including the utilization of capital punishment.
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