Saudi Arabia executed 81 men
In one of the biggest mass executions in decades, Saudi Arabia executed 81 men on Saturday, which included seven Yemenis and one Syrian
The number of executed this year has surpassed the 67 executions that took place in the kingdom in 2021 Saudi Arabia is interior ministry.
Father issued a statement which read, and I quote. these individuals, totaling 81, are convicted of various crimes, including murdering innocent men, women, and children.
The statements also say that crimes committed by these individuals also include pledging allegiance to foreign terrorist organizations.
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According to state news agency Sba, the latest group had been tried by 13 charges and gone through a three-stage to dish your process out of the 81 men executed, 73 of them were Saudi nationals were found guilty in a single case. Were attempting to assassinate security officers and target police stations and convoys.
The latest mass execution in the kingdom is likely to bring back attention to Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. And it comes at a time when the wild parlors have been focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, rights groups have accused Saudi Arabia of enforcing restrictive laws on political and religious expression and has been criticized for using death penalty, including for defendants who are arrested when they were minus I was Saudi Arabia has denied accusations of human rights abuses by father that it is only protecting its national security. through its laws.
The wealthy gulf has one of the highest execution rates in the world. It is ranked fifth in a list compiled by Amnesty International. The other four countries are China, Iran, Egypt and Iraq.