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Saudi Arabia imetekeleza hukumu ya kifo kwa watu 81 katika muda wa saa 24 zilizopita, wakiwemo raia saba wa Yemen na raia mmoja wa Syria, kwa tuhuma zikiwemo za "kuhusishwa na mashirika ya kigaidi ya kigeni" na kuwa na "imani potovu", Shirika la Habari la Serikali la Saudi Press Agency lilisema. Utekelezaji huo ni mkubwa zaidi kuwahi kutokea hivi karibuni katika taifa hilo.
"Watu hawa ... walitiwa hatiani kwa uhalifu mbalimbali ikiwa ni pamoja na kuua wanaume, wanawake na watoto wasio na hatia," SPA ilisema Jumamosi, ikitoa taarifa kutoka kwa wizara ya mambo ya ndani.
"Uhalifu uliofanywa na watu hawa pia ni pamoja na kuahidi utiifu kwa mashirika ya kigaidi ya kigeni, kama vile ISIS [ISIL], al-Qaeda na Houthis," iliongeza.
"Washtakiwa walipewa haki ya kuwa wakili na walihakikishiwa haki zao kamili chini ya sheria za Saudia wakati wa mchakato wa mahakama," ilisema.
"Falme ya Saudi Arabia itaendelea kuchukua msimamo mkali na usioyumba dhidi ya ugaidi na itikadi kali zinazotishia uthabiti wa dunia nzima," iliongeza ripoti hiyo.
Watu hao ni pamoja na raia 37 wa Saudia ambao walipatikana na hatia katika kesi moja ya kujaribu kuwaua maafisa wa usalama na kulenga vituo vya polisi na misafara, ripoti hiyo iliongeza.
Mara ya mwisho kuuawa kwa idadi kubwa ya watu zaidi Saudi Arabia ilikuwa Januari 2016, ambapo kulijumuisha watu 47, akiwemo kiongozi mashuhuri wa upinzani wa Shia ambaye aliendesha maandamano katika ufalme huo.
Mnamo mwaka wa 2019, ufalme huo uliwakata vichwa raia 37 wa Saudia, wengi wao wakiwa ni Washia, katika mauaji ya halaiki kutokana na tuhuma za uhalifu unaohusiana na "ugaidi".
Rekodi za haki za binadamu za Saudi Arabia zimekuwa zikichunguzwa zaidi na makundi ya haki za binadamu na washirika wa Magharibi tangu kuuawa kwa mwandishi wa habari wa Saudi Arabia Jamal Khashoggi mwaka 2018.
Saudi Arabia imekabiliwa na ukosoaji mkubwa wa sheria zake za kunyima uhuru juu ya kujieleza kisiasa na kidini, na utekelezaji wa hukumu ya kifo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kwa washtakiwa waliokamatwa walipokuwa na umri mdogo.
Hata hivyo, Saudi Arabia imekanusha shutuma za ukiukaji wa haki za binadamu na kusema inalinda usalama wa taifa lake kwa mujibu wa sheria zake. SPA ilisema washtakiwa walipewa haki ya wakili na walihakikishiwa haki zao kamili chini ya sheria za Saudia wakati wa mchakato wa mahakama.
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Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men over the past 24 hours, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, on charges including “allegiance to foreign terrorist organisations” and holding “deviant beliefs”, state news agency Saudi Press Agency said, in the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.
“These individuals … were convicted of various crimes including murdering innocent men, women and children,” SPA said on Saturday, citing a statement from the interior ministry. “Crimes committed by these individuals also include pledging allegiance to foreign terrorist organisations, such as ISIS [ISIL], al-Qaeda and the Houthis,” it added.
“The accused were provided with the right to an attorney and were guaranteed their full rights under Saudi law during the judicial process,” it said. “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 report added. The men included 37 Saudi nationals who were found guilty in a single case for attempting to assassinate security officers and targeting police stations and convoys, the report added.
Saudi Arabia’s last mass execution was in January 2016, when the kingdom executed 47 people, including a prominent opposition Shia leader who had rallied demonstrations in the kingdom. In 2019, the kingdom beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shia, in a mass execution across the country for alleged “terrorism”-related crimes. Saudi Arabia’s human rights records have been under increasing scrutiny from rights groups and Western allies since the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. It has faced strong criticism of its restrictive laws on political and religious expression, and the implementation of the death penalty, including for defendants arrested when they were minors.
Saudi Arabia denies accusations of human rights abuses and says it protects its national security according to its laws. SPA said the accused were provided with the right to a lawyer and were guaranteed their full rights under Saudi law during the judicial process.
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Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in a single day
Death penalty applied for range of charges in largest known mass execution carried out kingdom’s modern history.
