The Death Sentence of 81 people was done on Saturday by Saudi Arabia that included deviant beliefs as the charge; for this time many were put to death because of it.
Nationalities included in those sentenced were seven Yemenis and one Syrian national they were in particular guilty of being terrorists.
This crackdown on terrorism in KSA is the most severe in recent years, becoming a concern for officials in the kingdom.
Most Executions in the region
The Saudi state news agency inform the media of the execution and its circumstances, also who were executed, reported the Express UK.
According to Amnesty International has data that the KSA is one of the few nations serious about the death penalty as part of its justice system.
This organization added that trials for its capital cases are done in secret with the defendant without counsel; it is called preposterous by the KSA government.
Some of the convicts were identified as part of the Islamic State group (IS), al-Qaeda, or the Houthi rebels of Yemen.
The last group, based on the SPA, was tried by 13 judges and conducted through a three-stage judicial process.
All the accused were charged with planning attacks on critical economic targets, assassination, or going after security forces; other criminal activities like kidnapping, torture, rape, and smuggling weapons into the kingdom.
Executions last Saturday are the most done compared to 2021 which is the most in recent years.
A statement issued by the interior ministry of Saudi Arabia said the crimes included the murder of innocent men, women, and children deserving the death sentence.
Low tolerance for terrorists was observed especially for those involved in terror activities which is increasing in frequency of late. Activities of IS and Houthis are not taken for granted.
Much like their western counterparts, they view these activities in the extremist ideologies could causing unwanted instability.
Kinds of Executions and impact of the Death Penalty
In KSA the most popular way to commute the death sentence is beheadings shown to the public, a small number is done by firing squad.
These spectacles would be shown in full view done in public squares in a town or city; it is not acceptable by western standards.
Amnesty International stated in a report about Death Sentences and Executions; which was released on April 2021 say that about 55 countries are still using it actively, noted Al Jazeera.
Many countries still use the method of execution but do not say anything to cancel it in their states.
Government statistics, media reports, and data from people who have been condemned to death, and also their families and advocates, are being used to generate estimates.
During 2020; the list of nations with government-sanctioned executions that were held in China, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, cited France 24.
Though the Chinese data is not available that is a state secret and not open to foreign inquiry. Despite this; many have been put to death by Beijing.
So based on the 88 percent without the China data, it represents the four countries that were part of the statistics.
A total of 1,477 death penalties are part of the information from 54 countries; less than 36 percent less (2,307) compared to 2019.
While executions in 18 nations about 483; less than 26 percent in 2019.
The death sentence of 81 people in Saudi Arabia is the most from 2021, which has caught the attention of the west. Though the KSA is not fazed by criticism.
