Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors
Saudi Arabia executed at least 187 people last year, the highest tally since 1995, when 195 people were put to death. – EPA pic, April 27, 2020.
SAUDI Arabia yesterday ended the death penalty for crimes committed by minors after effectively abolishing floggings as the kingdom seeks to blunt criticism of its human rights record. The reforms underscore a push by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to modernise the ultra-conservative kingdom long associated with a fundamentalist strain of Wahhabi Islam.
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