Saudi Authorities On Monday Executed An Ethiopian
Housemaid Convicted Of Killing The Child Of Her
Employer More Than Three Years Ago, The Interior
Ministry Said.
An Ethiopian housemaid who is convicted of killing the
child of her employer more than three years ago, have
been executed on Monday by Saudi authorities.
In an official statement the Interior Ministry said that
the execution was carried out after the death sentence
was endorsed by the king.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the convict
had confessed having knifed to death the 6-year-old
girl in June 2013, allegedly in retaliation for her
family’s ill-treatment.
Monday’s beheading brings to 119 the total number of
executions so far this year in the conservative kingdom.
According to international rights groups, Saudi Arabia is
among the top executioners in the world.
On Jan. 2, authorities beheaded 47 people, including a
prominent Shiite cleric, on terrorism-related charges.
Report says Saudi Arabia has imposed death penalty for
murder, armed robbery, banditry, r*pe, drug-trafficking
and witchcraft.
The kingdom, which applies a strict interpretation of
Islamic law, has repeatedly rejected calls to end the
death penalty, saying the punishment deters would-be
offenders.
