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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler on Tuesday, bringing the number of people put to death in the kingdom this year to 138.
Nimat Allah Mola Baksh had been found guilty of smuggling the drugs inside his body, the interior ministry said in a statement.
He was put to death in the kingdom's east.
Most Saudi executions are carried out by beheading with a sword, in what the ministry says is a deterrent.
Rights experts have raised concerns about the fairness of the trials.
They also say the death penalty should not be applied in drug cases.
According to AFP tallies, Baksh was the 138th Saudi or foreigner put to death by the kingdom this year, compared with 87 in 2014.
London-based Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia had the world's third-highest number of executions last year, far behind China and Iran, and ahead of Iraq and the United States.
Under the kingdom's strict Islamic legal code, murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape and apostasy are all punishable by death.
Saudi court proceedings “fall far short” of global norms of fairness, according to the rights watchdog.
Saudi Arabia has carried out around 80 executions annually since 2011. In comparison, Iran has executed more than 1,000 people since January last year, the UN special rapporteur on Iran, Ahmed Shaheed said in March.
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Oct 27, 2015 09:38pm
Rest in peace
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Oct 27, 2015 09:39pm
The government of Pakistan must take serious actions to curb such elements who cause bad image of Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia. This is one of the reasons Gulf people in general and Saudis in particular do not respect Pakistani. Majority of these people come from villages where they have no information about other countries and due to their 'innocence' the greed of making money they end up with such incidents.
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Oct 27, 2015 09:40pm
Nothing new.
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Oct 27, 2015 09:43pm
Barbaric. When this is the legal way to punish, is it too surprising the ways of isis? Most of the time it is some Pakistani who loses his head. They never get the fair trial. Some of these are Saudis settling scores with their business partners. Disgusting, the justice system in the middle east, more disgusting is the silence of the western nations.
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Oct 27, 2015 09:47pm
I wonder why Pakistani security equipment at the terminals fail to detect these drugs !!
Govt should look into this seriously!
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Oct 27, 2015 09:54pm
One word. Disgusting.
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Oct 27, 2015 09:54pm
Saudi Arabia has done justice by beheading Pakistani drug trafikker. Now, let us see what is Saudi Arabias justice to the Prince and four other Saudis caught in Lebanon with two tons of drugs?
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Oct 27, 2015 09:55pm
@Wise if the west gets involved, you would be the first one to complain that there is a war between kuffaar and the momins.. Every country manages its own plights. We call all of ummah our brotherhood, yet when one brother oppresses the other, we seek help of someone whom we love to consider our enemy in our good times..that is munaafiqat, right bro?
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Oct 27, 2015 09:56pm
Drug smugglers should get capital punishment. What about the prince arrested in Lebanan for drugs and the one who raped his maid in India?
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Oct 27, 2015 10:00pm
Beheading for drugs can be the law of a country but not according to Sharia.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:01pm
He is only an innocent carrier of drugs, the gangs behind him are not prosecuted. Who in Pakistan supplied these drugs and used him with a lure of money.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:03pm
Meanwhile all the Saudi princes are doing drugs and raping women!
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Oct 27, 2015 10:17pm
A Cruel Stone Age Country.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:22pm
They keep doing it but still these drug smugglers don't learn that they are only going to get their heads chopped off. It's the drug barons who are the real culprits as they keep deceiving the poor carriers.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:23pm
The Saudi government should have realised by now that killing these poor drug mules is not solving the problem
The great majority of drugs is being imported in diplomatic bags by members of the Saudi Royal Family
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Oct 27, 2015 10:26pm
Inhuman tribal society
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Oct 27, 2015 10:28pm
@Patrick Sarsfield - Is that really true about diplomatic bags?
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Oct 27, 2015 10:29pm
Our Saudi friends are very efficient at finding a needle in a haystick and drugs hidden in any number of ingenious ways. They are completely inefficient for some odd reason when it comes to finding arms and bombs and pistols and machine guns that are used to murder people at prayer. How they cannot see trucks full of arms and people armed to the teeth entering mosques but are able to spot a drug traffiker at a mile away is truly incredible.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:29pm
Saudi's seem to be biggest hypocrites in the world. I do not think their prince who was caught by Lebanese Police of trying to smuggle 4 tons of drugs into KSA will get even a slap on the wrist. Those drugs, it is heard, are used to fuel Syrian war. Hence it may have state blessing, therefore no punishment, but rewards from KSA.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:30pm
What about those from royal family carrying tons of drugs in flight under official cover?
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Oct 27, 2015 10:43pm
Beheading? Are we still living in 8th century? However, no Muslim will voice his/her opinion against it.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:44pm
Behead prince and their accomplices if they are fair
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Oct 27, 2015 10:44pm
We would like to know more about the person than just drugs found in the body of a Pakistani. We would like to know what he did in Saudi Arabia as a profession? It is a known fact that if you work for the Royal family at any level and disobey them in anyway. They use drugs to execute the individual for he's disobedience.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:46pm
Have they ever chopped off the heads of US/EU/RU people who violate laws. Probably not. I am sure not. This is not justice, or punishment, it is inhuman, barbarity.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:46pm
How many Saudi's need to be beheaded for what they did during hajj
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Oct 27, 2015 10:52pm
At least some one getting rid of these people. If our Government fail to export of drugs, some one have to save their country from this illegal export.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:52pm
It is astonish to observe that how such people succeed in their mission of smuggling in the presence of forces ,whoes job is to detect such element. Strict law should be imposed as such people are bad spots on the face of country.
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Oct 27, 2015 10:55pm
A Saudi prince and four other Saudis have just been caught at the Beirut airport in the biggest drug bust ever carried by the Lebanese authorities. It shows that the Saudis are involved in drug smuggling and instead of going after these Saudis the government executes poor carriers who don`t even know what they are carrying.
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Oct 27, 2015 11:01pm
It is big heart show by Pakistani brothers to approve beheading of dug smugglers Pakistanis by Soudis. Raising fingers on prince is not good, as prince is not equal to any Pakistani.
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Oct 27, 2015 11:02pm
I am sure Pakistan government was informed in advance
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Oct 27, 2015 11:12pm
Oh is this the sharia way of punishing?then i must say its not contemporary to modern world.
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Oct 27, 2015 11:26pm
I hope he was the real culprit not the innocent and was given a fair trial
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Oct 27, 2015 11:26pm
What about their own princes? Any white guy can be treated this way ever? Get some self respect Pakistanis. Get away from Saudis and their extremism, make a secular democratic Pakistan.
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Oct 27, 2015 11:30pm
When will they behead the Saudi prince who stored a ton of drugs in Lebanon? What about the two princes that were accused of rape in California and the other in India? What about the Saudis that killed a families at their marriage in Yemen? What about the Saudi govt, from where all the 9/11 hijackers came from? What about the Saudis whose impotence led to the seat of over 2000 at Mecca and Medina? This is what corruption does is it not clear and present? Good on media for exposing the truth to us the citizens.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:02am
How about be-heading the Saudi prince who was arrested with 42 suitcases in Beirut full of meth and cocaine . He and four of his friends were about to take off for Riyadh in his private jet. Hey Mr. Saudi judge, every body is equal in the court of law.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:04am
Never heard a Saudi man being beheaded for any crime in Saudi Arabia. Why it has to be some foreigner feeling the wrath of Sharia law in there?
So much for sharia law I would say! Meanwhile Saudi princes rape maids and smuggle planes full of drugs but apparently the poius sharia law only apply to the poor and immigrants in that country
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Oct 28, 2015 12:07am
Prince will be dealt by Lebanon in accordance with their drug law, similarly India will take care of the Saudi official in consonance with India law.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:14am
Will they behead the Saudi caught in drug trafficking too? Its the irony that people are executed in Saudi Arabia without access to free trial
https://www.rt.com/news/319727-saudi-prince-drug-arrest/
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Oct 28, 2015 12:16am
This is the oil money arrogance of saudis.. But not in distant future, this free & undeserved money of oil would b over. ( Saudi is expected to run huge deficit as eqrly as 2019 with falling oil prices & shift to clean energy).. Saudis would be treated with contempt across the world. I wait for the day when a Saudi gets justice in equal measure for similar crimes in outside world.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:16am
Pakistan anti narcotics staff shall be equally held responsible for their inefficiency in letting the individuals pass through their system. Similarly Saudi authorities shall home on to the gang of drug barons through the drug traffickers, in order to eliminate their network and punishment awarded to them as well.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:19am
These poor people are carriers. They carry drugs for the rich Saudis who offer them some money.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:21am
@Sattar Gopang- Canada, They carry drugs from different countries not only from Pakistan.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:24am
@Sattar Gopang- Canada -Just because Pakistani authorities may also be in partnership.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:47am
Pakistan seriously needs to deal with nadra officials who just for the sake of few bucks sell our nationality to afghans and majority of the criminals from across the globe..
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Oct 28, 2015 12:55am
GOP needs a serious efforts to curb this menace. Anyone taking a flight to Saudi needs to be warned verbally and in writing at Pakistani airport of consequences.
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Oct 28, 2015 12:59am
@Indian Sharia certainly does not put death penalty on "caught" drug trafficking. It is merely a Saudi law. Sharia is not to blame here.
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Oct 28, 2015 01:19am
@Shiraz
In my opinion,
It has very little to do with religion, faith or belief but more to do with human dignity, fairness and justice. The role of the religion is as far as its concern with fairness and justice. I mentioned western forces because they are the ones with atleast some influence over Saudi administration.
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Oct 28, 2015 01:21am
"Saudi court proceedings “fall far short” of global norms of fairness, according to the rights watchdog" - 'fall far short ' , law only applies to foreigners from 3rd world countries. Have youever heard of any one from western, developed country beheaded for any crime ?
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Oct 28, 2015 01:57am
Aren't alcohol consumption by the members of the so called royal family classified as drug trafficking if they are consuming alcohol in their palaces in SA?
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Oct 28, 2015 02:41am
What a great tragedy?
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Oct 28, 2015 02:48am
@Ebrahim
They will be greeted with hugs ..... and asked to work carefully.
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Oct 28, 2015 03:50am
A Saudi prince was just arrested in Lebanon for trying to smuggle 2 tons of meth into Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese have legalized all drugs and treat abuse of drugs as a social problem. Crime in general and violent crime has dropped. They found that use of drugs also dropped as people were educated.
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Oct 28, 2015 04:19am
@Harmony-1 yes it is.
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Oct 28, 2015 04:22am
Saudi prince and acting guvernor of hail province of Saudi Arabia arrested at Beirut airport for transporting amphetamine drug. Posted 26 October 2015 in
https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566117-saudi-prince-reportedly-arrested-at-beirut-airport
A test for Saudi judicial sytem now. Lets see if they treat everyone equal.
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Oct 28, 2015 04:28am
Pakistan Government must control people going abroad. Bad people with no educational background and who desire to go abroad to make money for the benefit of their families should be thoroughly screened.The Government should also advertise the end results of the actions of certain bad,illiterate pakistanis abroad especially in the countries of the middle east so that this kind of advertisement serves as a deterrent for these people.Also strict action should be taken against those who use these abroad going people to carry drugs.They play with their lives and the punishment for illegal actions far exceeds the money they make as servants,lowly laborers while working in these countries.Most of those executed in this callous way are Pakistanis.In the end families are left with no body to help them and these families resort to crime and other illegal activities and the Government is helpless in controlling these criminals.
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Oct 28, 2015 04:56am
How about their own Prince being caught by the Lebanese police with tons of drugs? What a hypocrisy!
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Oct 28, 2015 05:41am
I spent 22 years in Saudi Arabia and interact many local people during this period. I have witness of fair judgement from police during any dispute arise between local and expatriate.I also accept, that normally Saudis are roughly discriminate the other nationals special Asian.
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Oct 28, 2015 05:45am
Pakistanis are beheaded in Saudi Arabia for the same thing.
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Oct 28, 2015 05:47am
See after a decade or so when the oil well will start drying up and there be no more showers of oil money and then they will be treated in the same manner by other nationals. Remember the birds eat worms but then become food for worms when they die.
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Oct 28, 2015 05:52am
@Wise .... People living in the Kingdom know what happens when they steal or smuggle drugs.
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Oct 28, 2015 05:54am
@Raja .... He knew exactly what would happen to him if he was caught. There is no possible way that he did not know.
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Oct 28, 2015 05:57am
@abdul rehman ... He took a chance and he lost. End of story.
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Oct 28, 2015 06:01am
@Patrick Sarsfield ... "Ignorance of the law is no defense."
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Oct 28, 2015 06:12am
@IamPakistan
Do you have any evidence?
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Oct 28, 2015 06:16am
Beheading or cutting of hands is barbaric.
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Oct 28, 2015 06:17am
@Laeeq, NY ... ... In Saudi Arabia they will cut off a thief's hand for stealing. Everyone working there knows that. Heroin addicts are thieves. The Saudis know that too. They must keep heroin out.
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Oct 28, 2015 07:31am
Innocent and illiterate poor easily being trapped by these drug peddlers on the name of hajj/ umrah. Somebody offers them free traveling and they becom victim of such beheading.
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Oct 28, 2015 08:09am
@Jamal - two words, disgusting and pathetic for those who carry drugs.
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Oct 28, 2015 04:17pm
@Cyrus, how long do you think such a kingdom last? till the oil dries up? how long will we support barbarism? till we stop earning in rials? do we want to be stuck in medieval ages for ever?
what you don't realize is the fact that many times the one executed executed was framed by someone else. the maid executed for prostitution is a rape victim. yes, those who break laws should be punished. however before law takes someones life the crime should be proven beyond any doubts. it is impossible to do so in the current saudi system especially for expats who do not know the language or the people in the right places.
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Oct 28, 2015 07:53pm
And yet they make Saudi Arabia top place in UN human right council. Shame on UK And US.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/29/uk-and-saudi-arabia-in-secret-deal-over-human-rights-council-place
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