FACING world outrage for their barbaric practice of beheading prisoners, Saudi Arabia’s rulers responded in ruthless fashion. A man accused of sorcery was hauled to a public car park, where his head was chopped off in front of dozens of onlookers. Gruesome footage of the execution soon appeared on the internet. It shows the executioner lining his sword up on the back of the accused, on his knees and blindfolded, before one swift stroke decapitates him. Human rights groups yesterday branded the execution in Medina “appalling” and called on the Saudis to abolish the death penalty. The Sudanese victim –...
