Kuwait executes seven including a member of ruling family

Kuwait executed seven people at its central prison on Wednesday, including a member of the ruling Al-Sabah family, according to a statement carried by state news agency KUNA.

کد خبر: ۶۶۰۰۶۰

تاریخ: ۰۶ بهمن ۱۳۹۵ - ۱۵:۲۸

The six men and one woman were executed by hanging, the statement said. On the list were two Kuwaiti nationals, including Faisal Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was convicted of murder.

The other six were convicted of a variety of offences including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and rape.