Turki bin Saud al-Kabir

Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was a Saudi prince. His execution for murder was announced by Saudi state media on October 18, 2016.[1] He was the first member of the Saudi royal family executed since Faisal bin Musaid was executed for assassinating the king in 1975.[2][1][3]

Crime and punishment

Turki pleaded guilty to the murder of Adel bin Suleiman bin Abdulkareem Al-Muhaimeed, who he shot to death in 2012.[2][4] The victim was "a friend" of the shooter, who also injured other people in a brawl in the desert outside Riyadh.[5]

He was executed by beheading.[4] It was the 134th execution of 2016 in Saudi Arabia.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Rare execution of royal family member in Saudi Arabia, CBS News, October 19, 2016
  2. 1 2 Jack Moore (October 19, 2016), "Who was the executed prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir?", Newsweek
  3. ↑ Ben Hubbard (October 18, 2016), "Saudi Arabia Executes a Prince Convicted in a Fatal Shooting", The New York Times
  4. 1 2 Tom Sykes (October 24, 2016), "Why Saudi Arabian Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir Was Executed", The Daily Beast
  5. ↑ "Rare case involving a member of royal family sees Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir put to death in Riyadh over fatal gunfight at desert camp in 2014 – Saudi Arabia enforces strict Islamic law and imposes death by beheading for murder", The Guardian, 18 October 2016 – via Agence France-Presse
  6. ↑ "Saudi Arabia Executes Prince", The Morning Bulletin, Rochkhampton, Qld. Australia, October 20, 2016 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
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