Saudi Arabia sees annual surge in executions as four murderers are put to death on New Year's Eve taking 2023 tally to 170
- The Kingdom carried out a total of 38 executions in December alone
Saudi Arabia executed 170 people in 2023, including four on New Year's Eve - an increase on the previous year, according to an AFP tally based on announcements by Saudi authorities.
A total of 147 convicts were executed in 2022 in the Gulf state, routinely criticised by human rights activists who condemn its prolific use of capital punishment.
A record of 187 executions took place in the kingdom in 2019.
The four people executed on Sunday had been convicted of murder, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing statements from the interior ministry.
They included two in the north-western city of Tabuk, one in the capital Riyadh and one in Jazan in the south-west.
Those executed over the course of 2023 included 33 people accused of terrorism-related crimes and two soldiers convicted of treason.
There were 38 executions in December, the deadliest month.
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