Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Men In One Day Over Crimes Of Kidnapping, Torture, Rape, Smuggling Arms And Bombing
Save Our Nation (SON)
March 13, 2022
Saudi Arabia yesterday announced its execution of 81 men, all in one day.
The figure is more than was carried out during the whole of last year.
They were convicted of crimes such as murder, pledging allegiance to foreign terrorist organisations including ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Houthis, targeting residents in the Kingdom and traveling to regional conflict zones to join terrorist organisations.
Their crimes, according to the Ministry of Interior, also included “targeting government personnel and vital economic sites, killing of law enforcement officers and maiming their bodies, and planting land mines to target police vehicles.
“Moreover, the convictions include crimes of kidnapping, torture, rape, smuggling arms and bombs into the Kingdom.”
Seven Yemenis and one Syrian national were among the executed men.
The official Saudi Press Agency said the convicts were tried by 13 judges and went through a three-stage judicial process.
The Saudi government executed 69 people last year.
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