Saudi Arabia executes 37 people, crucifying one, for terror-related crimes
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/23/middleeast/saudi-executions-terror-intl/index.htmlSaudi Arabia has executed 37 men convicted of terror-related crimes, the kingdom's official news agency said Tuesday.
One of the convicts was crucified, according to an interior ministry statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
"The death penalty was implemented on a number of criminals for adopting extremist terrorist ideologies and forming terrorist cells to corrupt and disrupt security as well as spreading chaos and provoking sectarian strife," SPA said in a tweet.
The statement listed the names of the 37 Saudi nationals who were executed in various parts of the country. Saudi Arabia has one of the highest death penalty rates in the world....