The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that Malik bin Saeed bin Faraj Al-Saya'ri of Saudi nationality was executed in Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Region today because he promoted a large quantity of hashish for the second time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry said that the General Court convicted the drug promoter; the sentence was endorsed by Appeal and Supreme Courts; 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 combating narcotics due to their great harm to individuals and the society, warning anyone who tries to commit such actions that he will be punished according to Sharia.
