The executed individuals - which is being reported as likely by beheading - were deemed "guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes that left a large number of civilians and law enforcement officers dead," according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Some of the individuals killed appear to be linked to the ongoing war in neighboring Yemen, which the United Nations has for the past two years labeled as the "world's worst humanitarian crisis".
According to The Hill, based on Saudi official sources, "Specific crimes of the individuals included: membership in terrorist organizations such as ISIS, Al Qaeda and the Houthi rebels of Yemen; targeting Saudi residents; traveling to regional conflict zones to join terrorist organizations; targeting members of the Saudi government; killing and maiming law enforcement officers; and targeting police vehicles with land mines."
"The Kingdom will continue to take a strict and unwavering stance against terrorism and extremist ideologies that threaten the stability of the entire world," the Agency added in announcing the executions.
Off the radar of most, Saudi Arabia just beheaded 81 people in 1 day
— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) March 12, 2022
According to ABC News and other Western press outlets this marks the single largest mass execution ever recorded in the kingdom:
"Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history," the report said.
#Breaking: Foreign backed #Saudi Monarchy commits a massacre against nearly 100 prisoners including dozens of protesters in the largest ever mass execution in the country’s history . #MBS , his father, @MhmdAlissa & @pss_ar are involved in this crime.
— Ali AlAhmed (@AliAlAhmed_en) March 12, 2022
"The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979, the worst-ever militant attack to target the kingdom and Islam's holiest site," ABC described of the prior record.
The infamous statement, "It would have been more humane if they'd staked me down and left me to the fucking crows!" Comes to mind. ...Keeping in mind the evil joke that stands in place of what we call justice systems in the UK and USA.
ReplyDeleteAssange a man who helped inform the people of the true depths of depravity of our Western governments and war machines and every man who's ever fought in vein in the UK and USA for their right to give their children the best chance for a good future by being in their lives. These and other injustices come to mind regarding our own barbarity.
Look at what they've done to the people's hero Julian.
Look at what they've done to so many children and what they continue to do to so many more every single day in the UK, children and their beloved fathers.
Sir Bob Geldof formerly a millionaire who had to bankrupt himself in order to be in his children's lives described the terrible reality for children and fathers in the UK and the non-existent rights in the face of the mighty vagina as having caused there to be an enormous well of misery in our nation.
In both cases one might wonder if the barbaric Saudi Arabian Royalty’s method of a swift execution wouldn't be more humane.
The point is that we might balk at the Saudi Royals barbarity and I certainly do, but we should also have the good grace to notice the plank of wood in our nation's eye whilst observing the spec in theirs.