In a rare example of a ruling family member subjected to the death penalty, a Saudi prince was executed in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of shooting dead a fellow Saudi, report quoting officials said on Wednesday.
Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir had pleaded guilty to shooting Adel al-Mohaimeed after a brawl, reports said.
Members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family are only rarely known to have been executed. One of the most prominent cases was Faisal bin Musaid al Saud, who assassinated his uncle, King Faisal, in 1975.
The family is estimated to number several thousand. While members receive monthly stipends, and the most senior princes command great wealth and political power, only a few in the family hold nationally important government posts.