Seven people, including a Pakistani citizen, have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia, after which the number of people sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia this year has reached 236.
The news agency “AFP” reported through the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that five people who were sentenced to death on Wednesday were involved in drug trafficking.
According to the Saudi Ministry of Interior, Yemeni citizens Yahya Lutfullah, Ali Azab, Ahmed Ali and Salem Nihari were beheaded in the southern province of Asir. All four suspects were found guilty of hashish smuggling. While a Pakistani citizen was also sentenced to death for the crime of drug trafficking.
After the implementation of these sentences, the number of people sentenced to death for this crime has increased to 71.
It should be noted that Saudi Arabia has become a major market for Captagon, a drug made from amphetamine, which is imported from war-torn Syria and Lebanon.
Saudi authorities launched a large-scale anti-narcotics campaign last year, carrying out raids and arrests. .
The Saudi Ministry of Interior has announced that two Saudi nationals involved in the murder have also been beheaded on Wednesday.
According to Amnesty International, which compiled a record of the death penalty worldwide since 1990, in 2023 Saudi Arabia was the largest country to execute prisoners after China and Iran.