[Imc-germany] Call to UN Security Council

[MIRSAD to UN Security Council]

Saudi Arabia Executes Suspects by Crucifixion in Literal Application of Koranic Injunctions

MIRSAD Calls for A Full International Inquiry of this Terrible Violation of Human Rights
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Two Saudi newspapers, Ashark Al Awsat and Arab News, reported yesterday the 
execution by crucifixion of a number of Saudis suspected of crimes. There 
was no suggestion in the news report of any trial. On the contrary, a 
statement by the Crown Prince, Abdallah Ben Abdel Aziz indicated that his 
government carried out the execution in implementation of literal Koranic 
injunctions.

Saudi officials described the suspects as extremists guilty of killing 
security men and officials, including a Sharia judge, in Al-Jouf region, 
misusing religion and describing Muslims as infidels to justify their crimes.

Their names are Hisham ibn Awwad Minzil Al-Awdha, Mohammed ibn Awadh ibn 
Rija Al-Belhood and Amjad ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Khamis Al-Jaber.

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Maiman, a religious scholar, told Arab News that such 
crimes are called acts of corruption in Islam, and that the Qur'an has 
warned people against indulging in such acts. "In Islam, those who are 
found committing such acts of corruption as killing, stealing and 
kidnapping are punished severely and therefore are executed or crucified," 
Sheikh Al-Maiman added.

MIRSAD calls for a full international inquiry, to be ordered by the UN 
Security Council, of this terrible and barbaric violation of human rights 
in Saudi Arabia, a country which already has a very bad record of human 
rights violations, and for making the violators accountable before 
international criminal courts. It is highly ironic for the international 
community to advocate democratic modernization of the Middle East when one 
of the most influential governments of the region openly undertakes an 
adverse march into pre-historic ages. 




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