Saudi Arabia executes two Bangladeshis convicted of sex in Mecca mosque

Saudi Arabia has executed 2 Bangladeshi nationals convicted of having enactment wrong a mosque successful the beatified metropolis of Mecca, according to the Saudi Ministry of Interior.

The ministry identified the antheral and pistillate arsenic Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar successful a connection issued connected Wednesday, adding that the executions were carried retired successful the Makkah region.

According to the ministry, information authorities arrested the brace pursuing the incident, and investigations led to charges being filed against them. A competent tribunal subsequently recovered them blameworthy and sentenced them to decease nether Ta’zir, a signifier of discretionary punishment nether Islamic law.

The ministry said the tribunal considered the gravity of the offence and the usurpation of the mosque’s sanctity earlier imposing the sentences. It added that the verdict was upheld by the applicable judicial authorization earlier a royal bid authorised the executions.

However, the ministry did not place the mosque wherever the incidental occurred oregon disclose erstwhile the 2 Bangladeshis were arrested.

Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Consulate General successful Jeddah said it had not been informed of the executions beforehand and had contacted Saudi authorities to question ceremonial acknowledgement of the matter.

“The consulate was not notified by the ministry beforehand,” the...