Turki bin Saud Al Kabeer

Turki bin Saud Al Kabeer (Arabic: تركي بن سعود الكبير‎) was a Saudi prince and a great-grandnephew of King Abdulaziz, who ruled Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953. Turki was a great-grandson of Abdulaziz's sister Noura and her husband, Saud Al Kabeer. Saud was a prominent figure in the majlis of internal advisers to King Abdulaziz.[1]

Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud Al Kabeer
تركي بن سعود الكبير
Born
Saudi Arabia
DiedOctober 2016
Cause of deathExecution (beheaded)
Resting placeSaudi Arabia

Prince Turki's execution for murder was announced by Saudi state media on 18 October 2016.[2] He was the first member of the Saudi royal family to be executed since the execution of 19 year old Mishaal bint Fahd bin Mohammed Al Saud in 1977.

Crime and punishment

Prince Turki pleaded guilty to the murder of Adel bin Suleiman bin Abdulkareem Al Muhaimeed, whom he shot to death in 2012.[3][4] The victim was "a friend" of the shooter who also injured other people in a brawl in the desert outside Riyadh.[5] After the victim's family refused offers of blood money,[6] he was executed by beheading.[4] It was the 134th execution of 2016 in Saudi Arabia.[7]

Execution

After the victim's father refused blood money from prince's father, the execution of the Saudi prince was continued. A few hours before the execution, Prince Turki was met by his friends and family within four hours. Meanwhile, waiting for the execution, Prince Turki spent his time by praying and reading the Quran until the Fajr prayer. Around 7 am, the prison warden took him to the place where the prince was to write his last will. After he performed ablution, at 11 am, he was taken to the mosque. At the final hour before the execution, the prince’s father tried to convince the victim’s father to forgive the prince and to accept diya (blood money). However, the victim's father did not accept this offer nor did he forgive his son's killer. The attempt failed, and the execution continued immediately after Asr prayer at 4:13 pm.[8]

Prince Turki's execution started significant discussion on Saudi social media, with interpreters from different parts of the country’s society taking to Twitter, predominantly in support of the Saudi authorities’ judgement to handle the case like any other Saudi citizen.[9]

See also

References
  1. Why Saudi Arabian Prince Turki bin Saud al Kabir Was Executed, The Daily Beast, 24 October 2016
  2. "Rare execution of royal family member in Saudi Arabia", CBS News, 19 October 2016
  3. Jack Moore (19 October 2016), "Who was the executed prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir?", Newsweek
  4. Tom Sykes (24 October 2016), "Why Saudi Arabian Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir Was Executed", The Daily Beast
  5. "Rare case involving a member of royal family sees Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir put to death in Riyadh over fatal gunfight at desert camp in 2014 – Saudi Arabia enforces strict Islamic law and imposes death by beheading for murder", The Guardian, 18 October 2016 – via Agence France-Presse
  6. "Saudi prince executed for murdering man in brawl". BBC. 19 October 2016.
  7. "Saudi Arabia Executes Prince", The Morning Bulletin, Rochkhampton, Qld. Australia, 20 October 2016, archived from the original on 19 November 2018 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  8. Final hours of executed Saudi prince recounted
  9. 'Who was the Executes Saudi Prince Turki bin Saud Al Kabir?'
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