Subsequent executions in Saudi Arabia. “Dramatic human rights violation”

At least 100 executions have been carried out in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the year – the AFP agency informed on Saturday based on its own calculations. There were 43 foreigners among the sentenced to death. “Foreign Saudi Arabian partners show that they are ready to turn a blind eye to dramatic human rights violation,” commented Jeed Basauins from the reprieve organization fighting to abolish the death penalty.

The Saudi Ministry of the Interior announced on Saturday that a death sentence was carried out on two persons sentenced to “terrorism, belonging to a terrorist organization” and participation in a training camp abroad, where the production of explosives was taught.

AFP calculates that these two executions raised the number of death sentences carried out in the Kingdom from the beginning of the year to at least 100, including 59 in connection with drug offenses; There were 43 foreigners among the sentenced to death.

“Dramatic human rights violation”

– Now that Saudi Arabia is trying to introduce itself as a country positively involved in diplomacy, its foreign partners show that they are ready to turn a blind eye to dramatic breaking human rights – said AFP Jeed Basauini from the reprieve organization fighting to abolish the death penalty.

– The consequences of this are that from January 100 executions were carried out, half of which for drug -related offenses that did not lead to death – she added.

Saudi Arabia is the involvement of, among others in peace conversations regarding the ending wars in Ukraine. The American side with Ukrainian and Russian met several times in Riyadh.

Death penalty in Saudi Arabia

In January, the Ministry of the Interior Iran He called the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia after losing six Iranian citizens for drug smuggling in the kingdom.

After a three -year moratorium, Saudi Arabia restored at the end of 2022 to such judgments at the end of 2022 for crimes related to psychoactive substances – AFP reminds.

In 2024, according to the agency's calculations, 338 executions were carried out in the Kingdom, a year earlier – 170, in 2022 – 196. Since the coming to the power of King Salman in 2015, Saudi Arabia carried out over 1000 executions. In March 2022, 81 people were lost in one day for “terrorist crimes”.

Amnesty International said last year that in Saudi Arabia, the number of executions is constantly growing; The kingdom belongs to the countries where people are usually condemned to death – after China and Iran.

Saudi authorities maintain that the death penalty is indispensable in this country to maintain public order, and that it is only used if it is absolutely necessary – reports AFP.