Saudi Arabia Executed 6 Iranians: Six Iranian citizens have been hanged in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Press Agency has shared this information on Wednesday (January 1, 2025), the first day of the year 2025. Let us tell you that all these Iranian citizens were accused of smuggling hashish drugs into Saudi Arabia, on which the Saudi court had sentenced them to death. After which all these accused were hanged in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed bin Salman is the target of human rights organizations
The death penalty has increased significantly in Saudi Arabia in recent years. For this, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the target of human rights organizations. Human rights organizations have accused Saudi Arabia of an unprecedented increase in the death penalty.
According to Saudi media, Saudi officials had arrested these Iranian citizens while smuggling hashish drugs. After this he was presented in the court. On the basis of evidence and evidence, the court sentenced them to death. The accused went to the Supreme Court against this decision of the lower court, but the Supreme Court also upheld this decision. After this, all of them were hanged on royal orders.
Saudi government is very strict in the matter of drugs
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said in its statement regarding this matter, “The Saudi government is fully committed to the safety of its citizens and residents. Drugs are a big problem facing the country and we will save our people from the menace of drugs. We will also not spare drug smugglers. Smugglers and dealers will be given the harshest punishment as per the law.”
More than 100 people were hanged in one year
It is noteworthy that there is a provision of death penalty for drug smuggling in Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you that in the last one year i.e. in the year 2024, more than 100 foreign citizens have been hanged in Saudi Arabia. This is the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia that more than 100 people have been given death sentence in a year. The surprising thing is that this figure for 2024 is almost three times that of the last two years.
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