Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Saudi Arabia advertises for Executioners

   Beheading: A Saudi Arabian executioner poses with his sword. The kingdom is now advertising for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences

The Saudi Arabia authority has advertised for 8 more executions  to carry out death sentences in the country,this workers must also carry out amputations for lower crimes,Saudi Arabia has been listed as the 5th country in the world putting people to death for offences,,in 2014 it ranked 3rd ahead of Iran,China, Iraq and USA by Amnesty International.
A man executed last Sunday make it 85 people this year alone, compare to 88 the whole of 2014.
Death sentences are handed for drugs,Murder offences,and half of the people kill were Saudis,Eritrea, Philippines,India.Chad,Sudan,the authority has not said why the numbers of execution has increased.
The Executioners will be classified as Religious functionaries.


Job advert: Saudi authorities have not said why the number of executions has increased so rapidly

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