'Brutal Display of Impunity': Saudi Regime Executes 81 People in Single Day

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'Just last week the Crown Prince told journalists he plans to modernize Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system, only to order the largest mass execution in the country's history.'

"Just last week the crown prince told journalists he plans to modernize Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system, only to order the largest mass execution in the country's history."The government of Saudi Arabia has executed 81 people—including seven Yemenis and a Syrian national—over the past 24 hours in what is believed to be the largest mass execution in the kingdom's history.Saturday that most of those executed were Saudis.

"Just last week the crown prince told journalists he plans to modernize Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system, only to order the largest mass execution in the country's history," the group said."There are prisoners of conscience on Saudi death row, and others arrested as children or charged with non-violent crimes. We fear for every one of them following this brutal display of impunity.

"[British] Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to visit Saudi Arabia soon, to beg for Saudi oil to replace Russian gas," Reprieve continued."We cannot show our revulsion for Putin's atrocities by rewarding those of the Crown Prince. Johnson must speak up and condemn these killings." Those executed over the past 24 hours were accused of a variety of crimes, including"pledging allegiance to foreign terrorist organizations." But the Saudi judicial system is notoriously unfair, frequently wielding its authority to

 

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The executions were applied to terrorists who involved themselves in murdering, torturing and abduction civilians, police men & officials. The Saudi judiciary system did many precise investigations. The cases were passed to 13 judges before they agreed on the final verdict.

Let's face it...America's allies are based on what they can do for us, not because they are ethically just.

Execution is not modern.

These people are the real threat to humanity

Modernization huge sabers striking anyone Down that is not a Yes Man/Woman.

Well, I think he meant to make it more efficient. He's like the Henry Ford of offing people.

There's modernisation and modernisation - perhaps this is the other one?

MBE would need to let himself be executed first.

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