
The Saudi authorities carried out a discretionary death sentence against two Ethiopian citizens in the Asir region, after convicting them of smuggling amphetamine tablets and the narcotic hashish into the Kingdom.
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A final court ruling was issued against two Ethiopian citizens after they were convicted of smuggling narcotic drugs into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi authorities carried out a discretionary death sentence against two Ethiopian citizens, on Wednesday, in the Asir region, southwest of the Kingdom.
The Saudi Ministry of Interior said, in a statement reported by the Saudi News Agency (SPA), that the implementation of the punishment came after they were convicted of “participating in smuggling amphetamine tablets and the narcotic hashish into the Kingdom.”
The statement indicated that the security authorities arrested “Mabharatwa Saqai Sadiq Arha and Zanbo Saqai Asbha Qassaswa (Ethiopian nationals)” and referred them to the competent court.
The statement stated, "A ruling was issued against them to confirm what was attributed to them and to kill them as a discretionary punishment. The ruling became final after it was appealed and then upheld by the Supreme Court, and a royal order was issued to enforce what was decided according to Sharia law. The sentence of death as a discretionary punishment was implemented on Wednesday... in the Asir region."

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