Saudi Arabia: Man sentenced to death for witchcraft

The High Court in Taif has sentenced a man to death for performing witchcraft, it was reported on Sunday. The sentence was approved by a three-judge panel at a packed courtroom. Investigations showed that the man, in his 40s, was involved in more than 40 abortion cases and a number of witchcraft activities. Several confidential reports by the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) have confirmed these activities.