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A statement from the Interior Ministry regarding the execution of the death sentence on citizen “Abdullah Al-Shammari” after he smuggled narcotic amphetamine tablets

Al-Marsad Newspaper – SPA: The Interior Ministry issued a statement regarding the application of the death penalty for the smuggler of amphetamine tablets banned in Eastern Province, as follows:

قال الله تعالى (( إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَسَادًا أَن يُقَتَّلُوا أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوا أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ أَوْ يُنفَوْا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ خِزْيٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ )).

By the grace of Almighty God, Abdullah bin Muwafaq bin Dhaher Al Thabiti Al Shammari – a Saudi national – was arrested for smuggling banned amphetamine tablets, and his investigation led to him being charged with what was attributed to him, and referring him to court, a writ was issued against him containing proof of his conviction for it and a sentence of death. And the sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and a royal order was issued to implement the decision by the Shari’a and was confirmed by its postponement.

The death sentence was carried out as a ta’zir punishment against the perpetrator / Abdullah bin Muwafaq bin Dhaher Al-Thabti Al-Shammari, Sunday 04/19/1444 AH in the Eastern Region.

And the Ministry of the Interior, declaring it to confirm the promptness of the government of the Guardian of the Two Holy Mosques – God protect him – in combating drugs of all kinds because of the serious damage they cause to the individual and society and imposes penalties harsher to the guilty, deriving his approach from God’s just law, and at the same time warning anyone who does so that the rightful punishment will be his lot – and God is the Guide to the right path.

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