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Saudi authorities behead man for molesting a child
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of molesting a child and leaving him in the desert to die.
- AP
- Published: 14:06 June 21, 2009
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of molesting a child and leaving him in the desert to die.
According to a ministry statement on Sunday, Falih bin Miflih was beheaded in Unayzah town in Al Qasim province.
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can be executed - usually with a sword.
According to an Associated Press count, the execution brought the number of beheadings in the kingdom this year to 42. Last year, 102 people were beheaded.
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