Saudi Arabia beheads another Pakistani for drug trafficking
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded yet another Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling, the interior ministry announced, bringing to almost 60 the number of executions in the conservative Muslim kingdom this year.
Baz Mohammed Ghul Mohammed was found guilty of attempting to smuggle a “large amount of heroin” by hiding it in his stomach, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
He was executed in the Eastern Province city of Khobar, the ministry said.
The Gulf state last year beheaded 78 people, according to an AFP count.
A United Nations independent expert in September called for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.
Christof Heyns, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, has said Saudi trials “are by all accounts grossly unfair” and defendants often not allowed a lawyer. He said confessions were obtained under torture.
Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict version of Islamic sharia law.
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Oct 21, 2014 08:21pm
Last year 78 this year 60, so when the next 18 Pakistani are traveling to saudi
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Oct 21, 2014 08:23pm
Even though I am conflicted; I support death penalty for Drug Pushers. Drug pushers are killing people as sure as ISIS, Taliban or Al Qaeda. The only difference is that they kill over a period of time and by enticing the poor or dysfunctional people in to taking drugs. None the less, It is murder.
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Oct 21, 2014 08:43pm
Admirable action by Saudi authority. Punishment is justified drug traffickers.
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Oct 21, 2014 08:45pm
How come they have never executed any European/American white man?
Why these harsh punishments just for poor from third world countries?
Saudis are applying these draconian punishments to hang on to the power.
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Oct 21, 2014 08:46pm
I m not a 'fan' of any Pakistani drug dealers, but the humanity and basic decency calls for a less 'barbaric' punishment. We as humans must try and give others a second chance in life to do things differently!
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Oct 21, 2014 08:53pm
Unjust Saudi System that doesn't even allow a detainee access to lawyer and basic rights to defend the case. Confessions are forced under torture.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:08pm
Good job. We need the same laws in Pakistan.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:34pm
Saudis are more regressive society in whole world
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Oct 21, 2014 09:35pm
And Pakistanis claim to be Arabs.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:42pm
I agree with the punishment for the ghastly crime of drug pushing but at the same time do not agree with the process of Saudi justice system which clearly seems biased against a particular country. It is entirely possible that innocent people have been beheaded due to lack of an authentic justice system in the unelected kingdom of SA.
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Oct 21, 2014 09:48pm
Unknowingly and knowingly carrying drugs, specially in Kingdom, every one is aware, the punishment is death by beheading, still, Pakistanis take the risk.
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Oct 21, 2014 10:02pm
Saudis treat pakistanis in a very bad manner.
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Oct 21, 2014 10:30pm
We should behead some Saudis for terrorism
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Oct 21, 2014 10:43pm
There should be no torture and confession on proves only. Any expatriate can not bring drugs to the Kingdom without the involvement of a prominent or inside help from a Saudi national. It is just that things goes wrong for some reason and many are caught innocent and hanged after confession by torture.
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Oct 21, 2014 10:44pm
@Winnerman Because do not commit any crime..
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Oct 21, 2014 11:18pm
@Minhas I guess you don't understand, these people has being arrested on drug charges a few time....the KSA don't just punish you for drugs smuggling the first time, unless you have carried an amount that is very big....why not? look at whats going on in Pakistan, because of the drug problems...
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Oct 21, 2014 11:21pm
It is amusing that no Saudi is beheaded for consuming drugs. There is a demand for drug in Saudi and Pakistani taking risk to fulfill it. If they punish the consumer of drug than they don't have to behead poor Pakistani.
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Oct 21, 2014 11:43pm
@Masoud
It is inhumane, sir.
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Oct 21, 2014 11:43pm
@Minhas
agree
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Oct 22, 2014 12:04am
@sameer there are a lot over there on Haj
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Oct 22, 2014 12:05am
@A just like 4 eye witnesses in a rape case in Pakistan.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:05am
Sad very Sad! Did any one cross check the validity of the sentence? Do they get an attorney to fight their case?
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Oct 22, 2014 12:06am
I am not against this punishment for drug traffickers provided there is one law for all, option of proper defense is offered to victim and same punishment is given to those who caused its export and those invited him to KSA. Since above has never been followed, it's nothing but gross injustice.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:11am
Hanging or no hanging. It is a brother country. Everything is excused for a brother country.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:11am
There is a lot of discrimination in the Kingdom in awarding punishment based on the country the criminal belongs to.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:31am
Just who was this "drug dealer" going to sell this heroin to? Probably some Saudi prince or princess, and so this guy got the death penalty and not those who would have been at the receiving end of this whole dirty deal.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:53am
Dear DAWN. I appreciate it that here you provide an opportunity to your readers to comment and share their views. The click on "Recommended" button is also a good option. My suggestion is that there should be one more button with the option "Rejected" so that readers could also have a chance to reject some comment(s) - if they want to. This is just my personal view and I would like to know from the DAWN readers what do they think of it. I wish all of them well.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:22am
@K-10 And Arabs claims that Pakistanis are not real muslims. All Pakistanis are converts in the eye of a Saudi.
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Oct 22, 2014 01:26am
So the next dharna Riyadh ,dharna,s should cross the international
borders crisscrossing all the way to the United states the happy land!!
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Oct 22, 2014 01:28am
I wonder if the outcome would have been different, had the criminal be holding an American passport? Sometimes, I believe these penalties are restricted to people from third word countries!
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Oct 22, 2014 01:35am
Amazing...!!!Even the strict punishment, there is no progress..
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Oct 22, 2014 01:59am
@Minhas do you expect humanity and decency from Arab rulers?I am surprised why Pakistan has not lodged a strong protest as yet? After all Pakistan is a nuclear weapon state.
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Oct 22, 2014 02:45am
@kalman
What the criminals do is humane ! Right. I don't see why people have sympathies for killers or for people who rape ? Yes --/ we can question if they get a fair trial. But once proven - why the sympathy ? May be people who are against death penalty would change if it was their aught we who gets raped or killed. And if they still forgive --- it's very noble. It is because of these harsh punishments Saudi has the lowest crime rate.
Now having said that --- I don't know if they'll apply the same punishment to a white person with American passport !
And yes Saudis in my view are the most arrogant and prejudice nation. --- especially against certain countries.
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Oct 22, 2014 02:49am
In Saudi. --- If you are not white and / or if you don't have American passport /-- be very careful .
And that includes other Arab speaking people -- like Egypt / Syria etc.
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Oct 22, 2014 03:26am
A barbaric and un Islamic act to a fellow Muslim however heinous his crime.
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Oct 22, 2014 03:58am
@K-10 i never heard any pakistani claiming to be an arab.
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Oct 22, 2014 04:04am
Now we know from where The Taliban has learnt their barbarism
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Oct 22, 2014 04:23am
@Minhas
please respect the rules of other countries, do not try to get rich quickly.
GOD BLESS THE DEPARTED ONE.
m.mirza
montreal
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Oct 22, 2014 04:38am
@Masoud do you not think some sort of intervention would be more 'admirable' as opposed to beheading the man? gosh you people!
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Oct 22, 2014 04:43am
not all carriers do it willingly. many are forced by smuglers and gangs.they take families hostage many times. some carriers are tricked and get their bags exchanged.
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Oct 22, 2014 04:50am
The real issue here is the flawed justice system of Saudi Arabia that does not give proper opportunity for a person to get a good lawyer and defend the accusations against them. Capital punishment by beheading is just an unsophisticated and barbaric means of killing as compared with other ways. It is altogether a different debate whether there should be any capital punishment at all.
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Oct 22, 2014 05:02am
@Akashvani :::: and Indian like to be treated bad by Saudies, even if Indian got hit by Saudi elbow...Indian start saying sorry sorry.
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Oct 22, 2014 05:29am
@ Raja Hindustani: if controlling those behind drug is regression than what about the .2 million people that are forced into prostitution every year in India, does it looks like modernization of society that has 40% of its people malnourished! Apnay giraybaan mein jhanko phir bolo !!!
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Oct 22, 2014 05:29am
this is all UN is left to do in the world cinema. This is a justified punishment for these drug traffickers who destroy millions of lives each year. Where is the UN when humar rights are being violated in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and so many other places.
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Oct 22, 2014 05:30am
If somebody argues that these kind of punishment is a great deterrent for such crimes,how come they are increasing every year?This is nothing but blatant violation of human rights.The White villa compounds of Saudi Arabia is not accessible to the religious police of Saudi. All the vices are going on there despite all these measures.Saudi do not have the guts to touch them.Why?They will desert the area and flee with their technology and expertise.These nomads will turn to camel rearing again.I have seen many Saudis coming to Bahrain every Thursday for booze and prostitution . Are they not Hypocrites of highest order?
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Oct 22, 2014 05:30am
@Minhas duo really think if we give these drug dealers a second chance they will lead a pious life?? which world are you talking about?
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Oct 22, 2014 05:31am
People, how can u praise this act if the convict is not allowed proper rights? He has a language barrier and is there a proper lawyer for him.Has any one thought what was his story and what were the factors behind it.If this drug was going to KSA, it has users and demand there, and don t u think there must be saudis as well consuming drugs, ever heard of them getting executed??? For God sake please look at other aspects of the story as well.
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Oct 22, 2014 05:32am
@kalman yes it is inhumane but what about the drug dealers you think they are very humane?
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Oct 22, 2014 05:32am
@Winnerman Good question - Europeans and Americans are not this dumb - they let the Pakistanis, Afghans, South Americans and the likes engage in the import-export business of such commodities.
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Oct 22, 2014 05:34am
What is the government doing about our people?
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Oct 22, 2014 05:44am
How does KSA train the the guys who does the beheading? I mean, they gotta be up and current with latest techniques, technologies, blades etc. Any seminars etc? international students?
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Oct 22, 2014 05:53am
@SHAZIA
every body is responsible for his deeds.may be he was looking to become rich too quickly.
GOD BLESS THE DEPARTED ONE.
m.mirza
montreal
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Oct 22, 2014 06:02am
How large can amount of heroine be hidden in the stomach? This poor man was unfairly killed by a murdering regime that uses guillotine as a tool for state terror and terrorizes masses by making them watch the gory execution!
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Oct 22, 2014 06:19am
I'm just wondering if Saudi Government ever apprehended any Saudi citizen for taking drug or drinking alcohol in their country. What kind of punishment they gets?
I'm for death penalty, any drug trafficker caught in Pakistan selling drug should also get same kind of punishment, no mercy, and government should not waste tax payer’s money keeping them in jail.
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Oct 22, 2014 06:46am
@Jatin
Unjust Saudi System that doesn't even allow a detainee access to lawyer and basic rights to defend the case. Confessions are forced under torture.
Moreover, Saudis are afraid of White Skin!
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Oct 22, 2014 07:49am
Who makes money from Drug business?. Ofcourse Taliban and smuggler bosses.
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Oct 22, 2014 07:58am
Any punishment must come after a fair trial, specially the Capital Punishment.Do this people have that in a country like Saudi Arabia? I sincerely doubt it.
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Oct 22, 2014 09:28am
When would the traffickers learn their lesson?
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Oct 22, 2014 04:32pm
@Akashvani Agree but not just Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, Nepal pretty much all south Asia people who are working there
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Oct 22, 2014 04:34pm
@Gul Bahadur Drug dealers should be hanged period. These drugs kill our next generations
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Oct 22, 2014 04:36pm
I feel sad for poor man Baz Mohammed Ghul . Would have been supporting his family back home in Pakistan. He cant stuff so much drug all by himself. Did anybody care to check which drug lord this petty worker was working for?
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Oct 23, 2014 07:18am
standing ovation to all Pakistanis! well done..
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Oct 23, 2014 07:20am
@Malik bhai Saudi Arab hai koi European mulk nahi jo attorney denge.
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