In accordance with the report, the 2 had been executed within the western metropolis of Taif. (Representational)
Riyadh:
Saudi Arabia executed two troopers, together with a pilot, on Thursday after they had been convicted of “navy treason”, the defence ministry mentioned, with out offering additional element on the fees.
The defence ministry, quoted by the state information company SPA, named the 2 troopers as Pilot Colonel Majid bin Moussa al-Balawi and Chief Sergeant Youssef bin Reda al-Azouzi.
They had been arrested in September 2017 and investigations resulted in “the primary being convicted of committing navy treason and failing to safeguard the nation’s pursuits and the honour of navy service,” it mentioned.
The second was convicted of committing “excessive, nationwide and navy treason”, along with the opposite costs, the ministry mentioned, with out offering additional particulars.
The 2 had been executed within the western metropolis of Taif.
Executions of troopers are uncommon in Saudi Arabia, recognized for its secrecy on issues regarding its navy forces.
The final introduced executions of troopers had been in April 2021, when three had been put to dying for prime treason.
The most recent executions brings the overall within the kingdom this 12 months to 106, in keeping with an AFP tally based mostly on official sources.
Final 12 months it put to dying 147 individuals, 81 of them on a single day for terrorism-linked crimes. The mass execution sparked a world outcry.
Amnesty Worldwide ranked Saudi Arabia as having the third highest variety of executions on this planet in 2022, after China and Iran.
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