2023-08-16 19:46:41
Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef was accused of beating, torturing and strangling his Egyptian father and mutilating his body
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed a US national convicted of torturing and killing his Egyptian father, the official Saudi news agency SPA reported. “Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef, of American nationality, was executed in the Riyadh region,” added the agency, quoting a press release from the interior ministry of the Saudi kingdom, one of the countries which has the most recourse to capital punishment around the world.
FAISAL AL-NASSER / AFPAn aerial view shows the Kingdom Center skyscraper (Kingdom Tower) and King Fahad road, in Riyadh, on May 24, 2020
A Saudi court has found that Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef, whose age has not been specified, beat, tortured and strangled his Egyptian father and mutilated his body, according to the same source. He also used drugs and attempted to kill another person. The mode of execution has not been specified, but decapitation is often used when carrying out the death penalty.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters: “We are aware of the information (regarding the execution) and are monitoring the situation but we don’t have details.” He added that a US consulate official last visited Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef in July.
More than 1,000 people sentenced to death have been executed since King Salman and his son Mohammed, de facto ruler of the kingdom, came to power in 2015, according to a report by the British organization Reprieve and ESOHR (European Saudi Organization). for Human Rights) published earlier this year.
Saudi Arabia has executed 91 death row inmates since the start of the year. By 2022, 147 people had been executed, more than double the previous year. Among these, 81 convicted of terrorism were executed the same day, sparking an international outcry.
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