UK and France condemn killing of Rizana Nafeek in Saudi
Both the United Kingdom Foreign Office and France issued statements condemning the killing of Rizana Nafeek.
However, the Sri Lankan government which expressed sadness about the
killing did not make any statement specifically condemning the killing.
Commenting on reports that Sri Lankan national, Ms Rizana Nafeek, was
executed yesterday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Foreign Office
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said:
"I condemn the execution of Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia yesterday,
despite the many appeals for her sentence to be commuted. The UK opposes
all use of the death penalty as a matter of principle, whatever the
crime committed. The beheading of Ms Nafeek is particularly concerning
as reports suggest she may have been a child of 17 at the time the crime
was committed. We also find the practice of beheading to be
particularly cruel and inhuman. We continue to raise our concerns about
human rights with the Saudi authorities, including its frequent use of
the death penalty".
France also issued a statement condemning the execution. "France
condemns the decapitation on January 9 in Saudi Arabia of Rizana Nafeek,
a young woman from Sri Lanka, a minor at the time of the event. France
is committed to a campaign in favor of the universal abolition of the
death penalty and takes numerous initiatives in that area. As the
Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Laurent Fabius reminded, France expresses
its determined and continual opposition to death penalty in any place
and any circumstances. France exhorts Saudi Arabia to put an end to
executions and implement a moratorium".
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