Friday convicted killer Ahmed Al-Shamlani Al-Anzi was beheaded by Saudi Arabian officials. Then they put the body on public display despite the criticism from Amnesty International. Al-Anzi was sentenced to death after being found guilty for kidnapping and killing an 11 year old boy and his father. Government officials in Saudi Arabia display excecuted bodies to scare people from committing crimes. After the beheading the criminal, the head is sewn to the body, and the corpse is mounted onto a pole, and displayed for hours. Amnesty International denounced Saudi Arabias use of the death penalty. Last year there was 102 executions, and there more than 136 people going executed. If the continue in this same way, then they can't call themselves a world leader or be part of the G-20.
I agree with Marit. This is disgraceful action that should be taken into consideration by more than just Amnesty International. The United Nations should be looking into the actions that Saudi Arabia are taking to make sure no one commits any crimes in the counrty. Of course something is going to happen, but to enforce the death penalty for kidnapping and murder isn't fair. They should just get time in jail or something even if it is for life it is better than beheading someone. Even though trials arnt' always fair, people in every country should get one, if the person ends up with the death penalty, don't behead them and show off the body to promote fear in the people. Today we dealing with what was happening at Guantuamo Bay, and what was methods were being used to get information out of terrorists, but this is worse than that. People who are dead should not be made an example of, no matter what they did.
http://marit-blog.blogspot.com/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/30/saudi.arabia.execution/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
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