Riyadh, Oct 19: A Saudi prince was executed in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of shooting dead a fellow Saudi national, official media reported, in a rare example of a ruling family member subjected to the death penalty in the modern world.
Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir had pleaded guilty to shooting Adel al-Mohaimeed after a brawl, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on state news agency SPA.
Members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family have global reputation. The last prominent case of a royal family member's execution was that of Faisal bin Musaid al-Saud, who assassinated his uncle, King Fasial, in 1975.
A list made by a western news agency says that the prince is the 134th individual to be executed this year. The Interior ministry said that it would ensure to everyone that the government was "keen to keep order, stabilize security and bring about justice through implementing the rules prescribed by Allah".
The victim's family denied offers of 'blood money' and demanded justice instead.
On social media, some Saudis said that they never imagined such a thing would happen while others said it indicated the quality of their justice system.
A prominent Saudi lawyer tweeted saying, "The greatest thing is that the citizen sees the law applied to everyone, and that there are not big people and other small people."
The royal family is estimated to be in the thousands. While they receive a monthly stipend, not all of them hold important government posts.
“The government.. is keen to keep order, stabilise security and bring about justice through implementing the rules prescribed by Allah...,” said the ministry statement.
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Only Islamic sharia is practical and and reduce crime rate.
The Flag is translated as
There is no God but ALLAH and Muhammad pbuh is the last messenger of ALLAH...
This can never happen in India because the ruling leaders sons are engaged in rape and murder since they came to power.....so no chance or strict punishment for murder and rape.....
Sharia Law is divine law and no one can change it..
if some one implement it, there will be no injustice to the people of the world...
But the people who doesnt want the public to implement cos if they know then the rulers will face problems '
Thats Y the haters and the one who wants to rule over the people will alwz portray sharia law as evil...
If people learn individuallly, You will know the reality of the people who are in power
Lucky there was no clean chit official to avoid law as Shah and Modi here.
Islamic law, true law, true religion, one GOD, no idol worship....
Not like cheddism....Modiraj...
One law for cheddis other for non cheddis....
one for innocent menon one for saadhvi, amith shah, mutalik ,moortiji,togadia....
we want that rules punishments to be here.....
This is what saudi is and this is what the law of ISLAM is, ISLAM treat everyone equally but in india its vice versa, rapists murderer walks free and victims spend their life under trauma. India should pass strict action against crimes.
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