Death penalty for ghīlah carried out against Yemeni in Eastern Province

The Ministry of Interior today issued a statement regarding the implementation of a death sentence against a convicted individual in the Eastern Province. The statement reads as follows:

Allah Almighty said: ("Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.")

Abd Rabbuh Saleh Mohammed Al-Ghashami, a Yemeni national, lured Abdullah Mohammed Nasser Al-Ghashami, also a Yemeni national, to a location where he assaulted and stabbed him with a sharp object, resulting in his death.

Thanks to God, security authorities were able to apprehend the perpetrator. Following an investigation, he was charged with the crime. Upon referral to the competent court, a verdict was issued confirming the charges. Because the crime was committed with deception, premeditation, and planning, he was sentenced to death as a hadd punishment for ghīlah (aggravated murder by deception). The sentence became final after appeal and was upheld by the Supreme Court, and a royal order was issued to carry out the sentence in accordance with Islamic law.

The death penalty as a hadd punishment for ghīlah was carried out against Abd Rabbuh Saleh Mohammed Al-Ghashami, a Yemeni national, on Thursday, 7/3/1448 AH, corresponding to August 20, 2026, in the Eastern Province.

The Ministry of Interior, in announcing this, affirms the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's commitment to maintaining security, upholding justice, and enforcing Islamic law against anyone who threatens the safety of others, sheds blood, or violates the right to life and security. The ministry also warns that anyone who contemplates such acts will face the prescribed legal punishment.

And Allah guides to the straight path.