Saudi Arabia.. The Ministry of Interior announces the execution of a citizen as a “punishment” and reveals his name and what he was convicted of

The Saudi Ministry of Interior announced in a statement, on Monday, the implementation of a death sentence (discretionary punishment) against a Saudi citizen in the Jizan region, according to what the Saudi “SPA” news agency reported. The Saudi Ministry of Interior said: “Hassan bin Muhammad bin Yahya Mahanshi, a Saudi national, sold amphetamine tablets for the second time.”

The Saudi Ministry of Interior added: “Thanks to God, the security authorities were able to arrest the aforementioned perpetrator, and his investigation resulted in him being accused of committing the crime, and referring him to the competent court. A ruling was issued against him to prove what was attributed to him and to kill him (as a discretionary punishment), and the ruling became final after he appealed and was then upheld by the Supreme Court, and a royal order was issued to enforce what was decided according to Sharia law,” according to the statement. The Saudi Ministry of Interior confirmed that “a death sentence (discretionary punishment) was carried out against the perpetrator, Hassan bin Muhammad bin Yahya Mahanshi, a Saudi national, on Monday 3/18/1448 AH, corresponding to 8/31/2026 AD, in the Jazan region,” according to the statement.