The situation of human rights in Saudi Arabia has deteriorated and the crackdown on the dissent has intensified. That is why any word or activity that displeases Saudi rulers could end up in execution of political and human rights activists after subjecting them to unfair and sham trials.
The Saudi judicial system has recently sentenced tens of individuals to lengthy imprisonment and even death penalty.
Awad bin Mohammed Al-Qarni, a Saudi Arabian author and a professor of law, has been sentenced to death simply because of publishing posts on Twitter and WhatsApp. Al-Qarni is famous for his transparent stances on various issues of the Arab world, including on Palestine and the resistance movement in the region.
Mohammed Al-Omari, who serves as director of the Arabian Peninsula Media Center, says the situation in Saudi Arabia is nothing like what exists in other parts of the world as he insists that the way the citizens in the country are treated does not comply with any Islamic or human rights standard.
In an interview with Al Ahed news website, Al-Omari described what is going on in Saudi Arabia as “a big operation of hypocrisy”, and said that the mock trials held in the country for the dissent are not compatible with international laws and regulations.
According to the media activist, religious diversity does not exist in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom views such diversity as against the beliefs and principles of the Wahhabi sect which effectively rules the country.
Commenting on the latest sentences handed down to activists in Saudi Arabia, he said that some 61 people have reportedly been sentenced to death in the country because they took part in protests, adding that three of sentences that affect prominent speakers and thinkers are almost final as prosecutors seek to frighten the Saudi elite and to stop them from speaking out about the truth.
Al-Omari warned that the Saudi regime is even trying to eliminate dissent inside the prisons through torture and medical negligence.
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