A Saudi man found guilty of performing ‘black magic’ has been beheaded, the country’s Interior Ministry said.
Muree bin Ali bin Issa al-Asiri was convicted of “witchcraft, sorcery and owning written talismans”. He was also said to have admitted carrying out adultery with two women, according to the official SPA news agency.
Last year, at least two people were beheaded for sorcery in Saudi Arabia: a Saudi woman, executed for committing sorcery and witchcraft in December; and a Sudanese man executed in September.
At the time, human rights groups around the world condemned the executions, and Amnesty International described the Saudi woman’s beheading as “deeply shocking and highlights the urgent need for a halt in executions in Saudi Arabia.” Full story...
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Muree bin Ali bin Issa al-Asiri was convicted of “witchcraft, sorcery and owning written talismans”. He was also said to have admitted carrying out adultery with two women, according to the official SPA news agency.
Last year, at least two people were beheaded for sorcery in Saudi Arabia: a Saudi woman, executed for committing sorcery and witchcraft in December; and a Sudanese man executed in September.
At the time, human rights groups around the world condemned the executions, and Amnesty International described the Saudi woman’s beheading as “deeply shocking and highlights the urgent need for a halt in executions in Saudi Arabia.” Full story...
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