Thursday, November 26, 2015

Thomas Friedman praises the impact on youth employment in the kingdom: Saudi Arabia advertises for eight new executioners as beheading rate soars

"Saudi Arabia is advertising for eight new executioners, recruiting extra staff to carry out an increasing number of death sentences, usually done by public beheading.
No special qualifications are needed for the jobs whose main role is “executing a judgment of death” but also involve performing amputations on those convicted of lesser offences, the advert, posted on the civil service jobs portal, said."