Saudi Arabia executes four Yemenis for murder of Pakistani security guard
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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.
Twenty people have been executed in the kingdom since the beginning of the year, according to the authorities.
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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.
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Jan 28, 2019 01:02am
Where are the murderers of journalist Khasshoghi.
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Jan 28, 2019 01:32am
Justice has been served...
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
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Jan 28, 2019 02:09am
Too much beheadings! If this is Sharia justice, then I am so glad, I was not born in Saudi Arabia.
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Jan 28, 2019 02:56am
Have they ever executed any Saudis? Or perhaps the Saudis are so perfect that they can never do any wrong. Lesson learned .
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Jan 28, 2019 03:34am
Sure, is there any independent witnesses to this story? After the way these Saudis lied at every turn ( Khashoggi ) Can the world believe them? Right now they are bombing the Yemeni people, children are dying of starvation ( blockade ) I cannot keep quite regarding an injustice.
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Jan 28, 2019 04:23am
doubt they would have done it had the killers been saudi's..
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Jan 28, 2019 04:46am
Justice is served.
Thank you KSA.
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Jan 28, 2019 06:23am
How about executing the real murderers of Khashogi, Sheikh Baqr al Nimr and many of the Bahrainis and in East Hijaz?
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Jan 28, 2019 08:54am
@Omar,
Dear Omar: The murderers of Khashoggi are in plain view! Oblivious to what you and I
think... They are busy handing out massive amounts of money hoping we will forget.
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
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