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Saudi Arabia Displays Beheaded Convict

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(Newser) – Saudi Arabian authorities decapitated and publicly displayed a convicted killer last night, drawing fire from Amnesty International, CNN reports. A state press agency said Ahmed Al-Shamlani Al-Anzi was sentenced for murdering an 11-year-old boy and his father. The Saudis likely sewed Al-Anzi's head back on before his display, or "crucifixion," which is intended to deter future crimes, an Amnesty researcher said.

"King Abdullah should show true leadership and commute all death sentences if Saudi Arabia is to have any role to play as a global leader or member of the G-20," Amnesty said in a statement. The nation's trials "usually take place behind closed doors without adequate legal representation." The group said Saudi Arabia executed 102 convicts last year; at least 136 more are waiting on death row.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, center, speaks with the new Saudi Shura Council chairman, right, as the new supreme Council of Justice looks on in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 24, 2009.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, center, speaks with the new Saudi Shura Council chairman, right, as the new supreme Council of Justice looks on in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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muleskinner
May 30, 09 7:24 PM CDT
hey--they dont lock their doors ---have no robberies, murders etc---we used to do that here, it was called old west justice---hang from the nearest tree---now it three squares a day, a cell phone, and all the pumping iron you want---- Reply
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ezrider
May 30, 09 7:41 PM CDT
and a television
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PaleRider
May 30, 09 7:51 PM CDT
TV, All the dental work they need, Daily mass, Education (GED or College) and conjugal visits.
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anchower
May 31, 09 1:29 AM CDT
What would you prefer? A return to the days when a black man could be arrested for talking loudly in the presence of a white woman? And would then be sent to literally slave in a coal mine? Where he'd have a 50% chance of dying before his sentence was up? (By the way, if you think Saudia Arabia's so great, try living there. And see if you could survive even one night in a U.S. prison, if you think they're so lovely. Fucktard.)
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jenna
May 31, 09 4:16 PM CDT
I couldn't have said it better!! Good job.
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