Saudi Authorities Continue Repressive Practices with Executions Based on Vague Charges
On Sunday, December 22, 2024, Saudi authorities executed Ahmed bin Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Kuaibi and Abed bin Hail bin Hindi Al-Anzi based on “vague” charges, including alleged membership in terrorist organizations. The authorities did not disclose the specifics of these organizations, and the accusations lacked sufficient legal evidence.
These executions are part of a long-standing pattern of severe violations committed by the Saudi regime under Mohammed bin Salman’s leadership. This year alone, the number of executions has reached 330, including 45 for similarly vague charges related to “terrorism” and affiliation with hostile entities. Such charges are widely used to silence dissent and punish peaceful activists and critics.
Sanad Organization for Human Rights strongly condemns these executions, which exemplify the Saudi authorities’ continued use of capital punishment as a tool for suppressing dissent and settling political scores. The organization asserts that these rulings fail to meet international standards of fair trials and calls on the international community and human rights organizations to pressure Saudi authorities to halt this ongoing repressive escalation.
The increasing use of executions based on vague charges is a grave indicator of the lack of transparency and justice in the Saudi judicial system. It underscores the urgent need to hold the authorities, particularly Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accountable for these gross human rights violations.
