From: The News Hub
by Chris Correl
12 Sep 2015, 00:23 GMTUnder King Salman's reign, someone is publicly executed every two days, including minors and the disabled.
In the first six months of 2015, Saudi Arabia’s government executed more people—102—than all of 2014 combined. At its current trajectory, the nation's execution rate will be at its highest level in years.
The rise of these public deaths—most often beheadings, though
occasionally firing squads or stoning are implemented—could, in part, be
attributed as backlash towards recent criticism from the international community.
Saudi Arabia’s theocratic justice system of Sharia Law permits capital
punishment for a host of offences from murder to "sorcery" or converting
to another religion. MORE
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