Saudi Arabia executes two Yemenis for hashish smuggling in Najran
Saqr Salem Abd Rabeh Al-Ayashi and Mohammed Ali Ahmed Sarhan, both Yemenis, were executed in Najran on 14 September 2024 after the interior ministry said they smuggled and received hashish.
🇸🇦 Najran region, Saudi Arabia
- Deaths
- 2
Saudi Arabia executed two Yemeni nationals in Najran on 14 September 2024.[1][2] The interior
ministry said Saqr Salem Abd Rabeh Al-Ayashi and Mohammed Ali Ahmed Sarhan smuggled and received
hashish, were arrested, convicted, and put to death after appeal and Supreme Court approval.[1][2]
Discretionary sentences
Both sources republish the ministry statement describing the penalty as taazir, a discretionary
death sentence under Saudi law for the proved drug offences.[1][2] The announcements warn that
anyone who smuggles or deals drugs faces the same legal consequences.[1]
Sources
- تنفيذ حكم القتل تعزيراً بجانيين في منطقة نجران. Ajel (Saudi Press Agency), 14 September 2024. In Arabic. Archived copy.
- السعودية.. وزارة الداخلية تنفذ الإعدام تعزيرا بحق يمنيين وتكشف اسميهما وما ارتكباه. CNN Arabic, 14 September 2024. In Arabic. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- The opened ministry statements do not give the weight of hashish involved or say whether the men were couriers or organisers.