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Saudi beheads citizen for drug trafficking
Released : Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:36 AM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-Saudi authorities have announced the beheading of a citizen convicted of drug trafficking.
The Saudi Press Agency, quoting the Interior Ministry, says Hussein Bin Saleh Mailu was executed in the eastern town of al-Khobar after being convicted of smuggling hash into the country.
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can be executed.
According to an Associated Press count, Sunday's executions bring to 65 the number of people beheaded this year in the kingdom. Last year, 137 people were beheaded, up sharply from 38 in 2006.
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A little harsh for hash, don't you think? What do you think would happen in america if they started to do that?
Released : Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:36 AM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-Saudi authorities have announced the beheading of a citizen convicted of drug trafficking.
The Saudi Press Agency, quoting the Interior Ministry, says Hussein Bin Saleh Mailu was executed in the eastern town of al-Khobar after being convicted of smuggling hash into the country.
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can be executed.
According to an Associated Press count, Sunday's executions bring to 65 the number of people beheaded this year in the kingdom. Last year, 137 people were beheaded, up sharply from 38 in 2006.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Provider:
Associated Press Worldstream
A little harsh for hash, don't you think? What do you think would happen in america if they started to do that?