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| Saudi Condemns Two to Death over Shiite Unrest |
| 2014-06-10 |
[An Nahar] A Saudi court on Monday sentenced two people to death and placed in durance vileDrop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! a third for 25 years after they were convicted of violence during Shiite protests, state media reported. Scores of Shiites are on trial in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... after they were detained for involvement in anti-regime protests staged in oil-rich Eastern Province since February 2011. The two defendants sentenced to death by a court in Jeddah were convicted of "taking part in forming a terrorist group" and "attacking security forces, as well as public and private property," said the official SPA news agency. One of the two was also found guilty of leading and inciting protests in the restive Shiite village of Awamiya, and firing at security forces, as well as writing anti-regime graffiti on walls, it added. Among other charges linked to the unrest, the unnamed trio were also convicted of throwing petrol bombs at police vehicles and setting alight one of them, in addition to taking part in anti-regime protests. It was unclear if there were police casualties in any of the attacks for which they were found guilty. The verdicts are subject to appeal within 30 days. The same special court issued the first death sentence to a defendant involved in the Shiite protests on May 26, a day before sentencing another protester to death. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 One group of Moslems bumping off two from a rival group... Shrug time. |
| Posted by: BigEdLB 2014-06-10 17:35 |