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| Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by geadom5(op): 12:53pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
Saudi Arabia has annulled capital punishment on people who carried out wrongdoings while still minors. The state-upheld Human Rights Commission (HRC) uncovered this in an announcement, referring to an illustrious pronouncement by King Salman, on Sunday. In its most recent yearly report not long ago, Amnesty International evaluated Saudi Arabia as one of the world's greatest killers after Iran and China. “The decree means that any individuals who received a death sentence for crimes committed while he or she is a minor can no longer face execution. “Instead, the individual will receive a prison sentence of no longer than 10 years in a juvenile detention facility,” HRC President Awwad Alawwad said in the statement on Sunday, according to Al Jazeera. “This is an important day for Saudi Arabia. “The decree helps us in establishing a more modern penal code, and demonstrates the kingdom’s commitment to following through on key reforms across all sectors of our country,” Alawwad said. According to Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019 and these people included at least one person charged with a crime committed as a minor. Sunday’s announcement came just two days after the kingdom abolished flogging as a form of punishment. The country’s Supreme Court made the announcement on Saturday. |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by EzzyCarter: 12:55pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
Next stop, the ban on alcohol should be lifted  |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by mekuso89(m): 12:56pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
E don set |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by GOFRONT(m): 12:56pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
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| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by Jamesbiodun(m): 12:58pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
Lol, president coming soon |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by Skmoda360(m): 1:15pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
Good one |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by Kriss216: 1:17pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
No big deal here. They only abolished Death sentence on Minors only. Why would they sentence a Minor to death in the first place  |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by Hoephase: 1:22pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
One step at a time Saudi keep it up. |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by Originality007: 7:17pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
EzzyCarter: that will b good one bro. do u know Devil will escape stoning this year? |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by Originality007: 7:20pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
Kriss216:is still ok, most country still have death penalty |
| Re: Saudi Arabia Abolishes Death Sentence by EzzyCarter: 7:43pm On Apr 27, 2020 |
Originality007:Yes o. Corona has saved him from this Year's assault |
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