Saudi Arabia Executes Convicted Murderer

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Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed one of its nationals in Riyadh after he was convicted of murdering another man, the interior ministry said.

Shbib al-Otaibi was beheaded by the sword for killing a fellow Saudi, Faleh al-Shibani, following a dispute between the pair, said a ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.

Otaibi's execution bring to 13 the number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia so far this year.

In 2012, the kingdom executed 76 people, according to an Agence France Presse tally based on official figures. The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch put the number at 69.

Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict version of sharia, or Islamic law.

Comments 3
Default-user-icon Belenos (Guest) 14 February 2013, 14:58

Gaegae supporters do not necessarily support Saudi Arabian Wahhabiyé; Gaegae supporters primarily support an independent Lebanon. And thank God, whatever influence the Saudis are achieving in Lebanon through the patronization of certain political parties, the beheadings are not included within that sphere. On the other hand, Iranian sponsored car-bombings and Syrian-ordered assassinations have been rife in the Land of the Cedar (presently known as the Iranian Colony of Lebanon).

Default-user-icon Abdullah (Guest) 14 February 2013, 17:24

To josh-bustany, Allaah states in the Quraan that he has perfected the religion so saying it needs to evolve is clear Kuffar i.e. Disbelief which is what we find in abundance with the shia folklose religion.

Default-user-icon mansour (Guest) 17 February 2013, 13:35

Marsha Allah that's good soul to souls