SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES US NATIONAL CONVICTED OF KILLING EGYPTIAN FATHER

September 12, 2023:

Saudi Arabia on August 16, 2023 executed a US national convicted of torturing and killing his father, state media reported, bringing to at least 19 the number of foreigners put to death this year.
The death sentence for Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef was carried out in the Riyadh region, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
A court found that Naseef, whose age was not given, beat and strangled his Egyptian father to death and mutilated him after he died, and that he also used drugs and attempted to kill another person, SPA said.
Riyadh's ally the United States did not immediately comment on the execution.
"We are aware of those reports and are monitoring the situation but don't have any specifics," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
He said a US consular official last visited Naseef in July.
A total of 91 people -- 19 of them foreigners -- have been executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year, according to an AFP tally based on state media reports.
As well as the US national, those put to death came from countries including Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Yemen.