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| Prince among seven prisoners executed by Kuwait | Prince among seven prisoners executed by Kuwait |
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| Kuwait has executed seven prisoners for the first time since 2013, including a member of the ruling royal family. | Kuwait has executed seven prisoners for the first time since 2013, including a member of the ruling royal family. |
| They were hanged at the central prison, according to a statement carried by state news agency Kuna. | They were hanged at the central prison, according to a statement carried by state news agency Kuna. |
| The royal family member was named as Faisal Abudallah Al Jaber Al Sabah, who was convicted of premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm. | The royal family member was named as Faisal Abudallah Al Jaber Al Sabah, who was convicted of premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm. |
| The other executed prisoners included nationals from the Philippines, Egypt, Ethiopia and Bangladesh. | The other executed prisoners included nationals from the Philippines, Egypt, Ethiopia and Bangladesh. |
| They were convicted of a variety of capital offences including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and rape. | They were convicted of a variety of capital offences including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and rape. |
| Al Sabah was found guilty of killing another Kuwaiti prince in 2010. | Al Sabah was found guilty of killing another Kuwaiti prince in 2010. |
| BBC Arab Affairs editor, Sebastian Usher, said it was very rare, but not unknown, for members of the various royal families in Gulf states to be imprisoned or executed. | |
| Such cases are given as proof that no-one is above the law, he added. | Such cases are given as proof that no-one is above the law, he added. |
| Among the executed prisoners was Nusra al-Enezi, a Kuwait national, who was convicted of setting fire to a tent during a wedding party for her husband, who was marrying a second wife. | Among the executed prisoners was Nusra al-Enezi, a Kuwait national, who was convicted of setting fire to a tent during a wedding party for her husband, who was marrying a second wife. |
| The blaze killed more than 50 people. | The blaze killed more than 50 people. |
| Among the others executed, two were domestic workers, one Filipina and one Ethiopian, convicted of murdering members of their employers' families. | Among the others executed, two were domestic workers, one Filipina and one Ethiopian, convicted of murdering members of their employers' families. |