cressida Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 men on Saturday - more than during the whole of last year. The group - including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national - were convicted of "multiple heinous crimes", including terrorism, state news agency SPA said. Some were charged with belonging to the Islamic State group (IS), al-Qaeda or the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Rights organisations say many do not receive fair trials in Saudi Arabia, an allegation the government rejects. According to SPA, the latest group had been tried by 13 judges and gone through a three-stage judicial process. They were accused of plotting attacks on vital economic targets, killing or targeting members of the security forces, kidnapping, torture, rape and smuggling weapons into the country. Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world - fifth in a list compiled by Amnesty International, the other four being China, Iran, Egypt and Iraq. It executed 69 people last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Isn’t SA run by Murdering B****** Scum? aka MBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Its on the BBC so it must be true. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60722057 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 And these despots hob nob with our Royals , Run our football clubs and rob. their own people of the revenue from oil sales . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 It does seem excessive, perhaps they believed journalists were more focused on the Russia/Ukraine war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 81 in a day? Sounds barbaric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, The_DADDY said: 81 in a day? Sounds barbaric. Would people in the UK favour the death penalty for some crimes? A large proportion would, I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, El Cid said: Would people in the UK favour the death penalty for some crimes? A large proportion would, I am sure. Possibly. I wouldn't though. The death penalty has no place in a civilized society in my view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, West 77 said: They don't execute 81 everyday. If they choose one day every year to carry out all the executions for the year then it's not a high number. I never suggested it was a daily occurrence. It's still barbaric and I'm glad we don't have such a backwards punishment in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinger549 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Just now, West 77 said: The death penalty is only barbaric when bad regimes use it has a punishment towards innocent people. It most certainly wouldn't be barbaric if it was reintroduced in our own civilised country. Innocent people do get caught out, just look at America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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