Riyadh: Saudi national Prince Turki bin Saud Al Kabeer was executed in Riyadh yesterday after he was found guilty of shooting dead another Saudi, following a group quarrel.
An Interior Ministry statement said police arrested the culprit and, after investigations, charged him with committing the crime. He was then referred to the General Court which convicted and sentenced him to death.
The verdict was supported by the Court of Appeal and later endorsed by the Supreme Court. A royal order was then issued to execute the courts’ ruling.