Pubdate: Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Source: Arab Times (Kuwait)
Contact:  http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/

SAUDI EXECUTES SUDANESE CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING

RIYADH  - Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed a Sudanese man convicted of
smuggling drugs to the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said.

The ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press
Agency that Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdullah Adam was executed in the Red
Sea port city of Jeddah.

The Gulf Arab state, which implements strict Islamic Sharia law,
executes convicted murderers, rapists and drug traffickers, usually by
public beheading.

Saturday's execution brought to at least 37 the number of people put
to death in Saudi Arabia so far this year -- more than the number of
recorded executions last year.
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