The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that Yusuf bin Khalaf bin Futais Al-Nefaie of Saudi nationality was executed in Taif in Makkah region today because he killed Salman bin Salim bin Abdulrazzaq Al-Rubaie of Saudi nationality by shooting him from his pistol following a dispute between them. The Ministry said that the murderer confessed his crime; the General Court convicted the murderer; the sentence was endorsed by the Appeal Court and Supreme Court; and a royal order was issued to execute the sentence. The Ministry of Interior affirms that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen on the preservation of security, the establishment of justice and the implementation of the orders of Allah Almighty against anyone who attacks the secured people and sheds their blood; it warns anyone who tries to commit such actions that he or she will be punished according to Sharia.
