4 Beheaded in Saudi Arabia Less Than a Week Into King

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Four people have been executed in Saudi

Arabia less than a week after 79-year-old King

Salman assumed power following the death of

his 90-year-old predecessor, King Abdullah.

Under the strict guidelines of Sharia Law, three people were put to death

across the oil-rich kingdom on Tuesday.

Published time: January 28, 2015 01:07

Edited time: January 28, 2015 03:07

FILE PHOTO: Members of Magic Movement stage a mock execution scene

in protest of Saudi Arabia beheading of eight Bangladeshi workers in

October 2011. (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

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The first, Omar bin Yahya bin Ibrahim al-Barkati, was executed for the

crime of incest in the southwestern Asir region, the Interior Ministry

announced. “He was executed as punishment for his crime and as a lesson

to others,” the ministry said in a statement.

The second victim, Yassir bin Hussein al-Hamza, also a Saudi, was executed

in northwestern Jawf region for smuggling amphetamine pills, the ministry

said.

In a separate case in the city of Mecca, Latif Khan Nurzada, a Pakistani

national, was beheaded for smuggling heroin into the kingdom.

Prior to that, on Monday, Saudi Arabia executed Moussa al-Zahrani, a

teacher convicted of raping several girls in the city of Jiddah – charges he

denied.

“Mousa bin Saeed Ali al-Zahrani lured several underage girls and kidnapped

them. He also threatened them and their relatives and physically assaulted

them in his home,” Saudi Press Agency said, citing the Interior Ministry.

Despite being found guilty of luring underage girls, intoxicating them, and

then sexually assaulting them, al-Zahrani created a 20-minute video

claiming he was framed, in a last-ditch effort to save his life. The footage

was intended for King Abdullah.

The case caused a stir on social media. An Arabic hashtag on Twitter which

translated to “We are all Moussa al-Zahrani” exploded with comments by

Saudis with conflicting opinions on the execution.

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The spike in executions coincides with US President Barack Obama's arrival

to Riyadh on Tuesday at the head of a heavyweight US delegation which

met with King Salman. The delegation included Secretary of State John

Kerry and CIA Director John Brennan, signaling the strong ties between the

two states.

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The trip to Riyadh was an “opportunity to both pay respects to the legacy of

King Abdullah, who was a close partner with the United States and also to

touch base on some of the issues where we’re working together with the

Saudis,” US Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters.

So far this year, 16 people have died from the justice sword in the

kingdom, AFP reported. Last year, 87 people were put to death. The death

penalty can be imposed for a wide range of violations, including murder,

rape, and false prophecy. Blasphemy, adultery, witchcraft, and sorcery can

also result in beheading with a sword, or more rarely in an execution by a

firing squad, or even stoning.

The kingdom has faced constant international criticism over its human

rights record, including its use of the death penalty.

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leftinlimbo

evil plain and simple.

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Reply13 minutes ago

One Bulgarian Grateful to Russia

Brutality in Muslims countries. That's why non Muslims don't like Islam, killings in a very gruesome way.

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Reply2 minutes ago

Steven Nodlehs

Tell that to all the non Muslim super elite that flooded Saudi the moment the king died.

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Reply18 minutes ago

jean rigolencore

still better than the american/western electric chair....RT has short memory.

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Steven Nodlehs

RT is here to report - why can't people grasp that the message is more important than the messenger???

0Steven Nodlehs

Q. Why don't the Saudi's execute all the law breaking foreign nationals and only the poor ones?


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