BAHA, 24 November 2005 — The governor of Baha, Prince Muhammad ibn Saud, has praised Saad Ali Al-Amri for pardoning the killer of his father. Ali Al-Amri was killed 19 years ago in a dispute over land ownership.
People who had gathered in the public square to witness the execution wept as Al-Amri announced his decision to pardon the 60-year-old killer just seconds before the sentence was to be carried out.
Al-Amri said he was forgiving because he was seeking God’s pleasure. “I was offered a lot of money but I refused because I want only a reward from God,” he said. Al-Amri’s only condition was that the pardoned man must leave the area and should never come back.
