Saudi Arabia has now executed 17 people in just 12 days – taking the total for 2022 to 144
- Saudi Arabia has executed 17 people over the past 12 days, it has emerged
- The country said in 2021 it would not use death penalty for non-violent crimes
- Prisoners who were executed had been convicted for drugs offences
Saudi Arabia has been accused of using the World Cup as a distraction after it beheaded 17 people over the last 12 days, a UN official said Tuesday, despite the country's leaders pledging not to use the death penalty.
UN human rights office spokesperson Elizabeth Throssell called the capital punishment 'deeply regrettable' at a press briefing in Geneva, reported the Independent.
The spate of executions were punishments for drugs offences, though the country implemented a moratorium on the use of the death penalty for non-violent crimes in 2021.
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