RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP)
- A Saudi man convicted of beating his wife to death has been beheaded.
The Interior Ministry says Moussa Dahyish was executed Wednesday in the
southern town of Jazan.
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which
people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can
be executed.
According to an Associated Press count, Wednesday’s execution brings to
77 the number of people beheaded this year in the kingdom. Last year, 137
people were beheaded, up sharply from 38 in 2006.
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