Saudi beheads three pakistani civilians

YemenExtra

Three Pakistani civilians were beheaded in Saudi Arabia after sentencing to death ” charges related to drug trafficking.

According to the agency, the three, Mohammed Ashraf Shafi Mohammed, Mohammed Aref Mohammed Anayt and Mohammed Afdal Asghar Ali,  had been found guilty of “smuggling quantities of heroin in their stomachs”.

Humanitarian organization confirmed that Saudi Arabia carried out 153 executions across the kingdom last year.

In 2016 ,Saudi Arabia executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr along 46 other people.

Saudi Arabia carried out 158 executions, including 71 foreign nationals, in 2015.

According to the Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world.

Saudi has come under particular criticism from rights groups for the executions carried out for non-fatal crimes.