Four Pakistanis beheaded in Saudi Arabia for rape, murder

The Kingdom has executed 20 people since the start of 2018


Afp February 08, 2018
Saudi Arabia has executed 20 people since the start of 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistani men on Thursday convicted of raping and murdering a woman and raping her teenage son, the interior ministry said.

The men were also convicted of stealing jewellery and cash after entering the woman's home in Riyadh and raping and strangling her, according to a ministry statement cited by the official SPA news agency.

The oil-rich Kingdom has executed 20 people since the start of 2018.

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On July 10 last year, a Pakistani citizen was among six people convicted of drug trafficking and homicide were executed in Saudi Arabia, the government said, the highest number of executions in a single day in 2017.

The Pakistani man was beheaded for drug trafficking and five Saudi nationals for homicide, the interior ministry said.

Last year, 141 people were put to death in Saudi Arabia, where executions are carried out by the sword.

COMMENTS (20)

Jeeve Pakistan | 2 years ago | Reply Whom we tried in rape cases Wich daily take place Don t we need to be harsh to the murderors and rapists
Freedom sindhudesh | 2 years ago | Reply Only mentioned because they were daal drinkers. If they were sindhi or baloch the news won t even exist
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