100 Beheadings, 6 Months: Why the Saudi Kingdom Is on an Execution Spree
Bloodthirst
The Saudis are on a beheading spree, executing 100 ‘criminals’ in the first half of the year. Blame a new king, a failed war, and a double jihadi threat for the gruesome upswing.
The Saudi government executed its 99th and 100th convicts of the year on Monday. A dubious local court system already had convicted a Syrian with trafficking drugs and a Saudi of stabbing a fellow citizen.
