Women Convicted of Sorcery is Executed in Saudi Arabia

A Women convicted of Sorcery is executed in Saudi Arabia. The execution happened Monday according to the Saudi Interior Ministry Londons al-Hayat daily, quoted Chief of the Religous Police Abdullah al-Mohsen, who arrested the women. They said she tricked individuals and made them believe she could treat sickness, for $800 a session. Apparently the woman in her 60's was arrested 2009 and then later convicted in a Saudi court. The beheading was execution number 73 for Saudi Arabia this year. Saudi Arabia voted against a UN General Assembly resolution this last December calling for a freeze on executions according to The rights group. Murder, Rape, Robbery, Drug Trafficking and Apostasy are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's law.