Saudi Arabia executes three Somali nationals convicted of hashish smuggling

RIYADH, June 29 — Saudi Arabia has on Sunday executed three Somali nationals convicted of smuggling hashish into the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said, as the Gulf state continues to carry out capital punishment for drug-related offences despite mounting criticism from human rights groups. In a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency […]

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In a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the ministry identified the three men as Ahmed Adan Abdi Ibrahim, Ahmed Mahmoud Ismail Abdirahman and Mahmoud Abdirahman Ibrahim Hassan.

The ministry said the men were arrested after security authorities uncovered the smuggling operation and were referred to a competent court, which convicted them and sentenced them to death. The verdicts were upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court before a royal order authorized the executions.

The executions were carried out on Sunday in the southern Najran region, according to the statement.

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