Saudi Arabia executes four Yemenis for murdering Pakistani man
Riyadh carried out 120 death sentences in 2018
Riyadh carried out 120 death sentences in 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia on Sunday executed four Yemenis found guilty of murdering a security guard, the kingdom's interior ministry said.
The four men robbed and killed a Pakistani man who worked as a security guard at a company, said a ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
The execution took place in Mecca, the statement added.
Over 60 Pakistanis executed in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling in five years
Twenty people have been executed in the kingdom since the beginning of the year, according to the authorities.
The ultra-conservative kingdom has one of the world's highest rates of execution, with suspects convicted of terrorism, homicide, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking facing the death penalty.
In 2018, Saudi Arabia carried out the death sentences of 120 people.
Saudi Arabia on Sunday executed four Yemenis found guilty of murdering a security guard, the kingdom's interior ministry said.
The four men robbed and killed a Pakistani man who worked as a security guard at a company, said a ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
The execution took place in Mecca, the statement added.
Over 60 Pakistanis executed in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling in five years
Twenty people have been executed in the kingdom since the beginning of the year, according to the authorities.
The ultra-conservative kingdom has one of the world's highest rates of execution, with suspects convicted of terrorism, homicide, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking facing the death penalty.
In 2018, Saudi Arabia carried out the death sentences of 120 people.