Two Yemenis beheaded in Jazan for hashish smuggling
Saudi Arabia beheaded Yemeni nationals Ahmed Mubarak and Abdul Salam al-Jamali in Jazan on 17 February 2016 for attempting to smuggle hashish into the kingdom. A third man was executed the same day in Tabuk for amphetamines, a non-cannabis offence.
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Yemeni nationals, Ahmed Mubarak and Abdul Salam al-Jamali, in the southwestern city of Jazan on 17 February 2016 for attempting to smuggle hashish into the kingdom.[1][2]The Interior Ministry announced the executions through the official Saudi Press Agency.[2]
A third man, Saudi national Daifallah al-Omrani, was executed the same day in the northern region of Tabuk after his conviction for smuggling amphetamines.[1][2]That non-cannabis offence is mentioned here for context and kept out of this report’s figures.[1][2]
The three beheadings brought the number of people put to death in Saudi Arabia since the start of 2016 to 63, according to press counts.[1][2]The kingdom had executed 153 people in 2015, including 71 foreign nationals, a yearly total described as unseen since 1995.[2]Drug trafficking carries the death penalty under the country’s strict interpretation of Islamic law.[1]
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The quantity of hashish the two men were accused of smuggling was not published.
A third man executed the same day for amphetamine smuggling is mentioned for context; his death is excluded from this report's figures as a non-cannabis offence.
Hands Off Cain spells the city Jizan rather than Jazan.
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