{"id":19096,"date":"2021-06-15T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T00:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=19096"},"modified":"2021-06-15T20:28:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T00:28:00","slug":"mustafa-al-darwish-saudi-man-executed-for-crimes-committed-as-a-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/06\/15\/mustafa-al-darwish-saudi-man-executed-for-crimes-committed-as-a-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustafa al-Darwish: Saudi man executed for crimes committed as a minor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saudi Arabia has executed a man for offences that rights groups say he committed while aged 17, despite the kingdom’s assurance that it had abolished the death penalty for minors.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish was arrested in 2015 for protest-related offences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Saudi authorities say he was charged with forming a terror cell and trying to carry out an armed revolt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But rights groups had called for a stop to his execution, saying their trial had been unfair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Amnesty International and Reprieve, an anti-death penalty charity, say 26-year-old al-Darwish had already recanted his confession, which was allegedly made after he was tortured. Saudi authorities have not publicly commented on the accusation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to Reuters news agency, al-Darwish’s charges included “seeking to disturb security by rioting” and “sowing discord”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Evidence against him included a picture “offensive to the security forces”, and his participation in over 10 “riot” gatherings in 2011 and 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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