Saudi Arabia executed a man on Wednesday for raping and killing a young relative of his in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the ministry of interior said in a statement. The statement said the man, identified as Samy Ben Moe'ed Louify, lured a young girl related to him, and took her to an undisclosed location, rapped her and later strangled her with her own clothes and left her naked dead young body in the desert. According to the ministry, he hit her on the head with a tent stake, breaking her skull, which led to her death. Police arrested the man, who confessed to the crime and was transferred to a local court, where he given the death sentences. “He killed her, smashed her head and strangled her after raping her. He was her relative and he should have protected her,” read the ministry's statement. The man was killed by beheading on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia executed some 78 people in 2011, landing the kingdom as one of the leading countries to employ the death penalty globally. The kingdom uses archaic methods in its capital punishment, such as separating the head from the body with swords. Some punishment takes place publicly. Stoning is also a regular practice in Saudi Arabia and it is also done publicly. These methods continue to draw criticism around the world for their inhumane nature. Anti-capital punishment activists around the world continue to campaign against the kingdom and other countries with high numbers of executions such as Iran. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/RDho8 Tags: Death Penalty, Rape Section: Latest News, Saudi Arabia, Women
