Under human rights laws, a prisoner cannot be deported to a country allowing the death penalty unless assurances have been made to prevent the execution. It confirmed he would be 'entitled to apply for asylum' if he was deemed at risk after being released from jail. If he ever returns to his home country he faces the possibility of execution - not because of the killing but because being gay is a capital offence there.īefore the trial, the Foreign Office warned the royal could be prosecuted by his family under sharia law for causing them 'shame'. In court his lawyers had tried to cover up evidence of his homosexuality. The prince, standing in the dock with his arms crossed, showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down. 'It would be wrong for me to sentence you either more severely or more leniently because of your membership of the Saudi royal family.' 'No-one in this country is above the law. Sentencing him today, Mr Justice Bean said: 'It is very unusual for a prince to be in the dock on a murder charge. Convicted: Gay killer Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud was fuelled on Champagne and 'sex on the beach' cocktails when he attacked his servant