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| Saudi Arabia executes one of its princes over shooting murder | |
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| Saudi Arabia has executed a member of the royal family for murder in a rare case involving one of the thousands of members of the House of Saud. | Saudi Arabia has executed a member of the royal family for murder in a rare case involving one of the thousands of members of the House of Saud. |
| Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital, Riyadh, for shooting dead Adel al-Mahemid, a Saudi, during a brawl, the interior ministry said. | Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital, Riyadh, for shooting dead Adel al-Mahemid, a Saudi, during a brawl, the interior ministry said. |
| Kabir was the 134th local person or foreigner put to death in 2016, according to an AFP tally of ministry statements. | Kabir was the 134th local person or foreigner put to death in 2016, according to an AFP tally of ministry statements. |
| The Arab News reported in November 2014 that a court in Riyadh had sentenced an unnamed prince to death for killing his friend. | The Arab News reported in November 2014 that a court in Riyadh had sentenced an unnamed prince to death for killing his friend. |
| Another person was injured in an exchange of gunfire following a dispute at a camp on the edge of Riyadh in December 2012, the newspaper said. | Another person was injured in an exchange of gunfire following a dispute at a camp on the edge of Riyadh in December 2012, the newspaper said. |
| Desert camps are popular gathering places for Saudis. | Desert camps are popular gathering places for Saudis. |
| When the killer realised that his victim was a friend and colleague he informed the police, the Arab News said. | When the killer realised that his victim was a friend and colleague he informed the police, the Arab News said. |
| The sentence reflected the kingdom’s “fair justice system”, Arab News quoted the victim’s uncle, Abdul Rahman al-Falaj, as saying. | The sentence reflected the kingdom’s “fair justice system”, Arab News quoted the victim’s uncle, Abdul Rahman al-Falaj, as saying. |
| Most people put to death in Saudi Arabia are beheaded with a sword. | Most people put to death in Saudi Arabia are beheaded with a sword. |
| Saudi Arabia has a strict Islamic legal code under which murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape and apostasy are all punishable by death. | Saudi Arabia has a strict Islamic legal code under which murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape and apostasy are all punishable by death. |
| Amnesty International says the kingdom carried out at least 158 death sentences in 2015, making it the third most prolific executioner after Iran and Pakistan. | Amnesty International says the kingdom carried out at least 158 death sentences in 2015, making it the third most prolific executioner after Iran and Pakistan. |
| Amnesty’s figures do not include secretive China. | Amnesty’s figures do not include secretive China. |
| Murder and drug trafficking cases account for the majority of Saudi executions, although 47 people were put to death for “terrorism” on a single day in January. | Murder and drug trafficking cases account for the majority of Saudi executions, although 47 people were put to death for “terrorism” on a single day in January. |
| Rights experts have raised concerns about the fairness of trials in the kingdom but the government says the death penalty is a deterrent. | Rights experts have raised concerns about the fairness of trials in the kingdom but the government says the death penalty is a deterrent. |