Yemen Publicly Executes Child Rapists in Aden

Police officers in Yemen executed rape convicts Wadah Refat and Mohamed Khaled in public on February 07, 2019. The two were convicted of raping a twelve-year-old boy. (Image: Reuters)

Wadah Refat, 28, who was convicted of raping a twelve-year-old boy, looks on before his execution, in Aden, Yemen on February 07, 2019. (Image: Reuters)

Police officers prepare for the execution. (Image: Reuters)

Dr Salah Mohamed Hussein, director of the Forensic Unit, offers water to Mohamed Khaled before his execution. (Image: Reuters)

The bodies of Wadah Refat and Mohamed Khaled are seen after their execution. (Image: Reuters)

People gather at the execution site in Aden, Yemen. (Image: Reuters)

A police officer takes a position as he prepares himself for the execution. (Image: Reuters)