Twitter users hit judicial system of Saudi Arabia
EPA/ABIR ABDULLAH
Published 13:51 December 1, 2015
Updated 13:51 December 1, 2015
The hashtag #SueMeSaudi became viral after a Saudi
Arabian minister reportedly said that he would sue any Twitter user who
compared S.Arabia’s justice system with Daesh
Twitter user from all around the world are mocking the judicial system of Saudi Arabia underlining their frustration about the controversial interpretation of justice in the oil-rich country.
The hashtag #SueMeSaudi became viral when officials for the S.Arabia government threatened to sue any Twitter user who compared the country’s judicial system with Daesh. The Twitter users compared Saudi Arabia with Deash because of the decision of Saudi Arabia to execute Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh for “spreading atheism and disrespecting the prophet” in November.
After the execution announcement, a Twitter user most probably criticised the decision of the court comparing Saudi Arabia with Daesh. Then according to Reuters, a Kingdom’s justice ministry official was quoted by the government-aligned Al Riyadh newspaper as saying, “The justice ministry will sue the person who described … the sentencing of a man to death for apostasy as being ‘ISIS-like.’”
German public broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, reported that the radical “ideology” of the Daesh terror group derives from Wahhabism, a radical-conservative interpretation of Sunni-Islam, which is also the state religion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Numerous Beheadings
In 2015, Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people being the most put to death in a single year since 1995.
In August, Human rights group, Amnesty International criticised the Saudi Arabian authorities saying Saudi Arabia remains one of the most prolific executioners in the world.
The oil-rich country is among the top three executioners worldwide, surpassed only by China and Iran, in Amnesty International’s latest global death penalty report.
Amnesty underlined that people in Saudi Arabia may be convicted solely on the basis of “confessions” obtained under torture, other ill-treatment or deception.
Non-lethal crimes including “adultery”, armed robbery, “apostasy”, drug-related offences, rape, “witchcraft” and “sorcery” are punishable by death.
However, the majority of executions for non-lethal crimes in Saudi Arabia are for drug related offences.
Old Wikileaks revelation turns viral
On 23 November, an old 2010 Wikileaks turned viral. Wikileaks revealed then a secret dialogue between the former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and the US Treasury. Clinton said then that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia provides funding to Sunni Muslims terrorist organisations.
According to the Wikileaks, Clinton said in 2010 (years before the creation of the Sunni-claimed terrorists Daesh)
“Donors in Saudi Arabia constitute the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide…Continued senior level USG engagement is needed to build-on initial efforts and encourage the Saudi government to take more steps to stem the flow of funds from Saudi Arabia-backed sources to terrorists and extremists worldwide.”
Clinton added then that “Saudi Arabia remains a critical financial support base for Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, LeT, other terrorist groups, including Hamas, which probably raise millions of dollars annually from Saudi sources.”
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