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Saudi commission insists no minors to face death penalty

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi government body is insisting that executions have been abolished for crimes committed by minors. That’s in accordance with a royal decree issued earlier this year. The denial comes just days after Human Rights Watch says Saudi prosecutors are still seeking the death penalty against a eight young men for protest-related crimes allegedly committed as minors.

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Saudi commission insists no minors to face death penalty

A Saudi Arabian governmental body on Thursday insisted that executions have been abolished for crimes committed by minors, after Human Rights Watch said earlier this week that Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a number of young men from the predominantly Shiite eastern region of

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Saudi Commission Insists No Minors To Face Death Penalty

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Saudi commission insists no minors to face death penalty

A Saudi government body is insisting that executions have been abolished for crimes committed by minors

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Washington Times

Saudi commission insists no minors to face death penalty

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Saudi commission insists no minors to face death penalty

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi Arabian governmental body on Thursday insisted that executions have been abolished for crimes committed by minors, after Human Rights Watch said earlier this week that Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a number of young men from the predominantly Shiite eastern region of the kingdom for protest-related crimes they allegedly committed as children.The Saudi government’s Human Rights Commi…

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Middle East Monitor

HRW: 8 child offenders face death penalty in Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced on Wednesday that Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against eight Saudi men charged with protest-related crimes, some of which they allegedly committed as children.The rights watchdog confirmed that it has obtained and analysed the charge sheets for two group trials that included the eight men in 2019, explaining that: “Some of the crimes listed were allegedly committed while the men were between …

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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