Abha, Shawwal 24, 1435, August 20, 2014, SPA -- The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that Mohammed Ayyoub Ajab Khan of Pakistani nationality was executed in Bishah governorate in Asir Region today because he killed Khair Mohammad Saz of Afghan nationality by striking him several times on his head by an iron rod following a dispute between them. The Ministry said that the murderer confessed his crime; the General Court convicted the murderer; the sentence was endorsed by the Appeal and Supreme Courts; and a royal order was issued to execute the sentence. The Ministry of Interior affirms that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen on the preservation of security, the establishment of justice and the implementation of the orders of Allah Almighty against anyone who attacks the secured people and sheds their blood; and it warns anyone who tries to commit such actions that he or she will be punished according to Sharia. --SPA 12:20 LOCAL TIME 09:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w