Pakistani drug smuggler beheaded in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded a Pakistani convicted of heroin smuggling, despite arguments by rights experts that use of the death penalty in such cases violates international law.
Nazir Ahmed Sultan Ahmed was found guilty of smuggling the drug in his intestines, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
Authorities carried out the sentence in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, it said.
According to AFP tallies, he is the 98th foreigner or Saudi national to be executed in the conservative Muslim kingdom this year.
Read: A Saudi beheading, an IS beheading
The number of executions has surged compared with the 87 recorded by AFP for the whole of 2014, but still far below the record 192 which Amnesty International said were carried out in 1995.
Drug and murder convictions account for the bulk of executions in Saudi Arabia.
According to London-based Amnesty International, use of the death penalty for other than the “most serious crimes” – premeditated killings – violates international law.
Saudi court proceedings “fall far short” of global norms of fairness, according to the rights watchdog.
Under the conservative kingdom's strict version of Islamic sharia law, drug trafficking, rape, murder, armed robbery and apostasy are all punishable by death.
The interior ministry cites deterrence as the reason for carrying out the punishment.
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How about beheading saudi citizen who commit the similar crimes? law should be same for everyone
Unfortunately drug smugglers don't take lessons from such beheading..may be because those who beheaded were being used by the drug traffickers and do not have sufficient knowledge about the drug due to low level of literacy.
If proved guilty, then should be executed!!! I'm saying this because I know i won't smuggle any heroine!!! Law should be followed to set an example.. Same should happen in Pakistan!!! If anybody even the CMs, PMs commit a crime, they should be punished!!! Period!!!
@anand Saudi Arabia does punish its own citizens for same crime. Unfortunatly not the rich Arab Kings. Law is too harsh but thats why Saudi Arabia has the least crimes in the world. Saudi Arabia should give a warning for death sentence if they commit same crime again.
Why so many Pakistanis? Saudi is so fond of killing Pakistani pious Muslims.
Unfortunately, we are too soft on crimes so Pakistani criminals are continuously being punished on foreign lands. We must curb crimes on our own land and snub criminal leaving the country.
FACT: For 2014 according to Amnesty International there were at least 90 executions in Saudi Arabia: "Most were executed for murder, but 38 had committed drugs offences. ABOUT HALF WERE SAUDI and the others were from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Burma, Chad, Eritrea the Philippines and Sudan".
What a proud we are feeling!
Saudi Arabia 'addicted' to beheading. However, no European (White) beheaded in last few years.
To my surprise, never any Pakistani official or minister reacted to this killings. Clearly, Saudi Arabia is the master.
So International Law is supporting smuggling in Saudia?
Which part of Shria laws states beheading someone without an open trial, defense, and ultimately beheading without an equal punishment to the consumers?
So far how many have been beheaded?? We need tight checking in all of our airports. These smugglers have damaged the image of Pak.
@anand Do you think they behead people discriminately? No certainly not, but unfortunately these Pakistanis and Asians citizens are on top in smuggling.
saudi citizens are regularly beheaded for the crimes,the number for saudi beheadings are far greater than expats beheading for the same crime.Any organised crime such as robbery using any weapon ,drugs business ,rape and intentional murder are all punishable by death.Thats why KSA has the least crime rate for the mentioned crimes.ofcourse there are other areas where saudis need to learn and do proper legislation such as industrial and domestic labour abuse etc.
My Saudi friends, behead those also who hire such innocent and dumb people.
@Farhan yes saudia is fond of killing pious muslim drug traffickers and anyother drug trafficker equally.other wise our northern people will stop doing labour and will make quick money only by selling brown sugar.
Saudi cannot do this to a citizen of a friendly brotherly islamic nation...it pains..
@M. Emad yes beacause europeans are not fool enough to try to smuggle heroin in kingdom when they have ample avenue in europe for the same with higher returns and almost no punishment
@M. Emad European (White) dont harvest the drugs Sir!
@Truth Dear they punish the royals also. After Shah Faisal's murder the murderer his nephew was also beheaded. It is another thing that the convict also belonged to royal family.
@NORI What is there to react, beheaded for bringing drugs.
Thank you Saudia Arabia.
Nisar can not shout at sa.
If any Pakistani was sentenced to death in US,EUROPE OR INDIA then response of whole country more bitter and strong but on Saudi Arabia we feel no regret why!!!
where is the above picture taken?
How about beheading the Arabs who illegally kill Houbara Bustard bird in Pakistan along with the folk in the Pakistani Government who are complicit in these illegal shoots.
Real question need be answered her is, how through is search at Pakistan airports. Is airport staff involved, are they doing their job. Such incidents bring shame to all law abiding hard working Pakistani workers overseas. After all when someone travels to a country, laws of that county are applicable. No crying about it.
They carry drugs for saudi citizen what about carrier is put to death and Saudi citizen using drugs is free
@anand ..... The result may be that very few Pakistanis will be granted visas and work permits in the future.
@PHILOSOPHER (from Japan) ..... "Ignorance of the law is no defense." Do you really believe the smugglers are risking their lives to do some big shot a favor? They make money.
@Sarcastic ..... I agree with you.
It makes you shudder to see that picture.
@Naqeeb .... Most Pakistanis don't understand the bad reputation Pakistan has world wide because of heroin smuggling. The damage being done can't be undone.
@Ahmed ..... Bringing heroin into the cities where the Holy Prophet Mohammed walked and addicting his people should be a crime.
@Truth
"Saudi Arabia has the least crime in the World."
I don't think so. Definition of crime in SA is different than rest of World.
If they didn't do anything then they will get paradise and if they did I don't know what to say
98 foreign beheaded in KSA, these heroin & drug guilty of smuggling the drug in their intestines, what our ASF, Customs and X-Ray machines doing, they did not traced and bad name of blue Passport and Pakistan all over the world.
Who order and consume if not SAUDIS?
@Farhan Saudis have quota to meet, Pakistanis are easy targets. Pakistani people and leader busy licking Saudis ---. The whole world is complaining there in no fair and due process of justice in SA. Also harsh punishment deters nothing. Criminal and crime can never eradicated. Also remember there is a demand for drugs - most users are Saudis.
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How about beheading saudi citizen who commit the similar crimes? law should be same for everyone
Unfortunately drug smugglers don't take lessons from such beheading..may be because those who beheaded were being used by the drug traffickers and do not have sufficient knowledge about the drug due to low level of literacy.
If proved guilty, then should be executed!!! I'm saying this because I know i won't smuggle any heroine!!! Law should be followed to set an example.. Same should happen in Pakistan!!! If anybody even the CMs, PMs commit a crime, they should be punished!!! Period!!!
@anand Saudi Arabia does punish its own citizens for same crime. Unfortunatly not the rich Arab Kings. Law is too harsh but thats why Saudi Arabia has the least crimes in the world. Saudi Arabia should give a warning for death sentence if they commit same crime again.
Why so many Pakistanis? Saudi is so fond of killing Pakistani pious Muslims.
Unfortunately, we are too soft on crimes so Pakistani criminals are continuously being punished on foreign lands. We must curb crimes on our own land and snub criminal leaving the country.
FACT: For 2014 according to Amnesty International there were at least 90 executions in Saudi Arabia: "Most were executed for murder, but 38 had committed drugs offences. ABOUT HALF WERE SAUDI and the others were from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Burma, Chad, Eritrea the Philippines and Sudan".
What a proud we are feeling!
Saudi Arabia 'addicted' to beheading. However, no European (White) beheaded in last few years.
To my surprise, never any Pakistani official or minister reacted to this killings. Clearly, Saudi Arabia is the master.
So International Law is supporting smuggling in Saudia?
Which part of Shria laws states beheading someone without an open trial, defense, and ultimately beheading without an equal punishment to the consumers?
So far how many have been beheaded?? We need tight checking in all of our airports. These smugglers have damaged the image of Pak.
@anand Do you think they behead people discriminately? No certainly not, but unfortunately these Pakistanis and Asians citizens are on top in smuggling.
saudi citizens are regularly beheaded for the crimes,the number for saudi beheadings are far greater than expats beheading for the same crime.Any organised crime such as robbery using any weapon ,drugs business ,rape and intentional murder are all punishable by death.Thats why KSA has the least crime rate for the mentioned crimes.ofcourse there are other areas where saudis need to learn and do proper legislation such as industrial and domestic labour abuse etc.
My Saudi friends, behead those also who hire such innocent and dumb people.
@Farhan yes saudia is fond of killing pious muslim drug traffickers and anyother drug trafficker equally.other wise our northern people will stop doing labour and will make quick money only by selling brown sugar.
Saudi cannot do this to a citizen of a friendly brotherly islamic nation...it pains..
@M. Emad yes beacause europeans are not fool enough to try to smuggle heroin in kingdom when they have ample avenue in europe for the same with higher returns and almost no punishment
@M. Emad European (White) dont harvest the drugs Sir!
@Truth Dear they punish the royals also. After Shah Faisal's murder the murderer his nephew was also beheaded. It is another thing that the convict also belonged to royal family.
@NORI What is there to react, beheaded for bringing drugs.
Thank you Saudia Arabia.
Nisar can not shout at sa.
If any Pakistani was sentenced to death in US,EUROPE OR INDIA then response of whole country more bitter and strong but on Saudi Arabia we feel no regret why!!!
where is the above picture taken?
How about beheading the Arabs who illegally kill Houbara Bustard bird in Pakistan along with the folk in the Pakistani Government who are complicit in these illegal shoots.
Real question need be answered her is, how through is search at Pakistan airports. Is airport staff involved, are they doing their job. Such incidents bring shame to all law abiding hard working Pakistani workers overseas. After all when someone travels to a country, laws of that county are applicable. No crying about it.
They carry drugs for saudi citizen what about carrier is put to death and Saudi citizen using drugs is free
@anand ..... The result may be that very few Pakistanis will be granted visas and work permits in the future.
@PHILOSOPHER (from Japan) ..... "Ignorance of the law is no defense." Do you really believe the smugglers are risking their lives to do some big shot a favor? They make money.
@Sarcastic ..... I agree with you.
It makes you shudder to see that picture.
@Naqeeb .... Most Pakistanis don't understand the bad reputation Pakistan has world wide because of heroin smuggling. The damage being done can't be undone.
@Ahmed ..... Bringing heroin into the cities where the Holy Prophet Mohammed walked and addicting his people should be a crime.
@Truth
"Saudi Arabia has the least crime in the World."
I don't think so. Definition of crime in SA is different than rest of World.
If they didn't do anything then they will get paradise and if they did I don't know what to say
98 foreign beheaded in KSA, these heroin & drug guilty of smuggling the drug in their intestines, what our ASF, Customs and X-Ray machines doing, they did not traced and bad name of blue Passport and Pakistan all over the world.
Who order and consume if not SAUDIS?
@Farhan Saudis have quota to meet, Pakistanis are easy targets. Pakistani people and leader busy licking Saudis ---. The whole world is complaining there in no fair and due process of justice in SA. Also harsh punishment deters nothing. Criminal and crime can never eradicated. Also remember there is a demand for drugs - most users are Saudis.