Saudi Arabia Beheads 12 people while attention is on world cup
Saudi Arabia Beheads 12 people while attention is on world cup Saudi Arabia has been accused of beheading 12 people while attention is diverted to the World Cup. The Middle Eastern country is said to have executed a dozen men in 10 days despite the Crown Prince's promise to limit such forms of punishment. According to the human rights organisation Reprieve, the defendants were sentenced to death after being jailed for non-violent drug offences. The organisation's director Maya Foa has warned how the death tally could soon increase to 13. They highlighted the case of taxi driver Hussein Abo al-Kheir, who is facing execution in a Saudi prison. Foa said: "While Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was putting himself centre stage at the World Cup opening ceremony, seated next to Fifa supremo Gianni Infantino, taxi driver Hussein Abo al-Kheir was cowering in a cell, terrified that the executioner will take him next. "While all eyes are on the football, Saudi Arabia is carrying...