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Saudi Arabia executes man convicted of sexually assaulting minor boys
Saudi Arabia has executed a man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting minor boys, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Saudi national Omar bin Abdullah bin Obeidallah al-Barakati was convicted of luring and kidnapping minor boys and of sexually abusing them and harming them, according to the ministry.
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The Criminal Court sentenced him to death, and the verdict was approved by the Appeal Court and Supreme Court, the ministry said, adding that a royal order was issued to implement the verdict accordingly.
Al-Barakati was executed on Saturday in Jeddah.
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