“I am Shaw Sweet.” The crime of a treacherous friend sparks anger in Saudi Arabia
A heinous crime shook the Saudi street, killing the Saudi youth Bandar Al-Qarhadi
in the city of Jeddah, and local media and communication platforms published the news of Bandar Al-Qarhadi’s death, and tweeters circulated a video clip of the young man after he was burned, in which he appears walking on his feet and screaming loudly in pain and repeating the phrase “I am what did you do?”
(What did you do?), and he died as a result.
This incident sparked widespread anger among the pioneers of social networking sites in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.
The hashtag #Bandar_Al-Qarhadi was published on social media and search engines, and many called for “fair retribution from the perpetrators.”
And Saudi security sources indicated that the victim was betrayed by a friend of his who stopped him on a road in the city of Jeddah to solve outstanding problems between them, but things soon got worse between him and his friend, who handcuffed Bandar to his car, then poured gasoline on him and set his body on fire.
And the Saudi General Security issued an official statement in which it referred to the incident, and confirmed “the arrest of the perpetrator, who is a Saudi citizen, and his arrest, and taking regular measures against him and referring him to the Public Prosecution.”
In a video clip, spread on social media, Bandar's father said: "I am the father of the murdered Bandar, the martyr of the southern housing fire... Some painful clips appeared of my son asking, 'I am sweet.' I refer this question to the killers so that they may answer."
And he added: “I refer my matter, the matter of my son, and the matter of my family to the Crown Prince, the Emir of the Makkah Region, and the Governor of Jeddah.
The grieving father also demanded dexterity and the non-circulation of the video clip, as a pity for his family, and indicated that these clips "led to Bandar's mother entering into severe psychological trauma" and that he "will sue whoever publishes this clip."
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