Mohammad Ali beheaded for killing three
Jeddah. July 12, 2002. An Indian citizen convicted of killing three Saudi women was executed here yesterday, the Interior Ministry said. The man, Shahnaz Muhammad Ali, was found guilty of beating and strangling to death Hasheema bint Zafar Al-Jadaani, Fatima bint Muaili Al-Jadaani and Hayat bint Muhammad Al-Jadaani when they caught him burgling their houses, the ministry said.
On 18th June 2001, Hamza Moheiuddin Nical Shiri, an Indian national, was beheaded after being convicted of raping and strangling to death a four year old girl, The murderer was convicted by the court and the verdict was approved by the Cassation Court and the Supreme Judicial Council.
In February last year, two Indian nationals convicted of murdering a colleague were beheaded. Ahmed Labbai and Mustafa Sayyed Mohammed were executed in the Eastern province of Qateef for stabbing to death their Indian colleague, Elias Babou, who was asleep at the time.
An armed seven-member Saudi drug-trafficking band received on 15 June 2001, different sentences varying from beheading to imprisonment and flogging for having been convicted of using arms to resist security forces, killing a security officer and trafficking and peddling drugs.According to the Saudi interior Ministry four of the culprits were beheaded and three sent to serve each 15 years in prison and each receive 50 lashes every six months.
Hammad bin Ibrahim bin Shitain Al Dosari, Hazzal bin Salem bin Hazzal Al Sibaiee, Hazzaa bin Fadhaa bin Misfer Al Sibaiee and Hamad bin Mohammed bin Marzooq Al Harbi pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking and using unlicensed arms in resisting a security team, led by Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Al Otaibi, who was killed in the fight.
Saed bin Mahboob Saed Amir, another Indian was beheaded in August 2001 after being convicted of smuggling heroin into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The culprit was convicted by the Court and the verdict was approved by the Cassation Court and the Supreme Judicial Council.
On 3rd September 2001, Aqeel bin Wazeer Sherfaqeer, a Pakistani national, was beheaded in Al Ahasa Governorate, Eastern Region , after being convicted of smuggling hashish into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia strictly follow severe Sharia norms to punish criminals.
Kerala Assembly urges Centre to give voting rights to NRKs
Thiruvananthapuram: keralamonitor.com July 12, 2002. The Kerala State Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Central Government to make necessary amendments in the existing laws to give voting rights to Non-Resident Indians. The resolution moved by K N A Khader(IUML) was supported by members of both Treasury and Opposition benches. Khader said millions of Keralites working aborad should not be denied their right to exercise franchise merely on technical grounds.
Health Minister P Sankaran, deputising for Parliamentary Affairs Minister M M Hassan who is on an official visit to the United States to woo foreign investment, said the United Democratic Front government was of the view that NRIs should also be given voting rights.
The government would urge the Centre to make necessary amendments in the Representation of People Act to incorporate the provision, he added. The members, who participated in the discussions, said Indian Embassies in foreign countries could be made polling stations for the purpose. At the end of the discussion, the House unanimously adopted the private member's resolution. It may be recalled that the Indian Diaspora Commission has recommended granting voting rights and dual citizenship to NRIs.
10,000 jobs at risk at Gecamines
NAIROBI, 12 July (IRIN) - At least 10,000 employees stand to lose their jobs at Gecamines, the Democratic Republic of Congo's giant mining concern, the African Association for the Defence of Human Rights (Asadho) reported on Thursday.
"Actually, the firm owes employees 19 months of salary arrears, which is why they went on strike from 5 to 27 may," the association reported. It said that union officials had written "many letters" to Gecamines expressing their concerns about contracts government officials had signed and which were prejudicial to the company, its employees and the Congo. These contracts with five firms, it said, had led to the social and financial crisis of the company.Asadho said that there had been examples of conflicts of interest whereby certain government officials, for example a former minister, had represented one of the companies.
