Publication Date:
Sat, 2002-02-02 03:00
JEDDAH, 2 February — A Saudi man convicted of shooting a fellow Saudi to death was beheaded in Taif yesterday, the Interior Ministry announced.
Saad ibn Mubarak Al-Harthi was sentenced to death by an Islamic court in Taif for shooting Badr ibn Mas’hal Al-Harthi during a row, the ministry said in a statement quoted by Saudi Press Agency.
The ministry reaffirmed its determination to protect the Kingdom’s security and stability by meting out deterrent punishment to criminals.
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