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5/19/2015 3:19 pm  #1


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Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is advertising for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading.

No special qualifications are needed for the jobs whose main role is "executing a judgement of death" but also involve performing amputations on those convicted of lesser offences, the advert, posted on the civil service jobs portal, said.

The Islamic kingdom is in the top five countries in the world for putting people to death, rights groups say. It ranked number 3 in 2014, after China and Iran, and ahead of Iraq and the United States, according to Amnesty International figures.

A man beheaded on Sunday was the 85th person this year whose execution was recorded by the official Saudi Press Agency, compared to 88 in the whole of 2014, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Amnesty said there were at least 90 executions last year.

Most were executed for murder, but 38 had committed drugs offences, HRW said. About half were Saudi and the others were from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Burma, Chad, Eritrea the Philippines and Sudan.

Saudi authorities have not said why the number of executions has increased so rapidly, but diplomats have speculated it may be because more judges have been appointed, allowing a backlog of appeal cases to be heard.

Political analysts say it might also reflect a tough response by the judiciary to regional turbulence.

A downloadable PDF application form for the executioner jobs, available on the website carrying Monday's date, said the jobs were classified as "religious functionaries" and that they would be at the lower end of the civil service pay scale.

(Reporting by Angus McDowall; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)



Hey, it's probably more secure and long term than say . . . a cabinet minister post in North Korea.

 

5/19/2015 7:26 pm  #2


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Hey, hey, hey ................ I'm crying 'foul'.

The Saudi nation is our ally in the fight for human rights and moral justice in the Middle East. What's a few beheadings anong friends? 

 

5/19/2015 9:16 pm  #3


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I wonder how many of the alleged "drug crimes" were ciommitted by  ISIS sympathizers.

It is no secret that ISIS is the mortal enemy of the House of Saud.

It is no secret that ISIS self-funds through narcotics trafficing.

The dots connect.


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5/20/2015 6:56 am  #4


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There are head hunters worldwide looking to interview qualified candidates.

Experience in reducing head count is an essential required skill.

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