Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year,the most since 1995 and far above recent annual figure which rarely exceeded 90, Amnesty said Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, or the most since 1995 and far above the annual figure in recent years which rarely exceeded 90,Amnesty International said on Monday. No one at Saudi Arabia’s justice ministry was immediately available to comment on the surge in the numbers of executions but diplomats possess speculated it may be because more judges possess been appointed, allowing a backlog of appeal cases to be heard.
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Source: theguardian.com