Saudi slams world reaction to Sri Lankan maid's beheading
PTI : Riyadh, Sun Jan 13 2013, 21:51 hrs
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Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict version of sharia, or Islamic law.
Last year the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom beheaded 76 people, according to an AFP tally based on official figures, while HRW put the number at 69.
So far this year, three people have been executed.
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