Sentence
On March 3, 2008 the court sentenced Mohamed Kohail to be executed by public beheading. The death penalty by beheading in Saudi Arabia is executed in public after Friday noon prayer by chopping off the head using a sword.
Sultan and Mohammed Kohail, as well as Mehanna Sa'ad are subjects of an Amnesty International Urgent Action appeal.
In February 2009, the Saudi supreme court rejected his death sentence and asked the lower court to revise its ruling. The Supreme Court Council must approve all capital punishment sentence before it is referred to the king, who is considered the ultimate authority. However, on April 2, 2009, the lower court rejected the recommendation of the higher court and reconfirmed the death penalty. However, this does hold open the option of a retrial.
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