6 criminals were beheaded in Saudi Arabia this year; Photo: File
Riyadh: In Saudi Arabia, the court has implemented the death penalty of two accused after being found guilty, thus six criminals have been beheaded in just 3 months of this year.
According to the official press agency of Saudi Arabia, a criminal was beheaded for sexually abusing young boys in compliance with a court order.
It was proved in the court that the Saudi citizen Omar bin Abdullah bin Obaidullah al-Barakati used to lure minor boys and abducted them and subjected them to sexual abuse. He would also physically abuse the kidnapped children, which resulted in the death of one of the children.
Similarly, another convict was sentenced to death for setting fire to oil installations and killing a security official in an attack. In compliance with the court order, this criminal was also beheaded.
According to the Saudi Ministry of Interior, both were sentenced by the Criminal Court and this decision was also confirmed by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
It should be noted that in general, the execution of criminals in Saudi Arabia is done by beheading instead of hanging or shooting, which is strongly criticized by Western countries.
Despite this criticism, 6 criminals have been beheaded this year, while last year, 147 criminals were beheaded in 2022, which is double the number compared to 69 in 2021.