He Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia announced this Thursday the execution of two citizenswhich increases the save of executions in the Arab country since there are records, with more than 260 in 2024.
“The death penalty was applied to two citizens who committed criminal acts of treason in their country, in addition to communicating with terrorist elements and providing support and financing for terrorism,” according to a statement from the department.
The note adds that in addition to joining a “terrorist entity,” they participated in “terrorist acts in conflict zones, fought and killed several people.”
Furthermore, those executed They were planning to carry out an attack in the kingdom, according to the ministry, which added that when they were arrested, they had in their possession “weapons and explosives with the aim of corrupting, attacking and disrupting the security and stability of society , and to prepare one of their houses as a hiding place. because terrorists gather and receive support.
Just a week ago they were three more people executed accused of the same charges.
On November 9, the Euro-Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), which monitors executions in the kingdom, indicated that by 2024 there will have been “the highest number of executions in the modern history of Saudi Arabia”surpassing the 260 executed so far.
He also recalled that in the nine years into King Salman’s reign, more than 1,500 people have been executed62% of whom are Saudis.
