World · 14 d ago
Saudi Arabia executes five men convicted of terrorism offences
The five Saudi citizens were executed in the Eastern Province on Oct 17, the Interior Ministry said.
The charges
- Joining a foreign terrorist organisation
- Firing on security personnel and vehicles
- Holding weapons and live ammunition
- Financing attacks inside the kingdom
The ministry said the men joined a foreign terrorist organisation, fired on security personnel and vehicles, held weapons and live ammunition, and financed attacks inside the kingdom.
A discretionary punishment
tazir
A court sentenced them to death under tazir, a discretionary punishment in Islamic law, and the Supreme Court upheld the sentences before a royal decree authorized them.
