Saudi Arabia to Execute Teenager for Protesting!
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Saudi Arabia is to behead the teenager Abdullah al-Zaher for attending a protest when he was 15.
According to "Reprieve" campaigners, al-Zaher became the youngest person given the death sentence. They reported that Abdullah al-Zaher, who attended the protest four years ago was put on death row as part of a crackdown on political dissent.
Furthermore, the 19-year-old was moved to solitary confinement and would be beheaded at any moment. Despite possible repercussions, his family went public with his story, in a final bid to save his life.
His father Hassan al-Zaher said: "Please help me save my son from the imminent threat of death. He doesn't deserve to die just because he participated in a protest rally."
According to the campaign group, Abdullah was arrested for being in the area of a protest in March 2012, beaten by police and tortured. Consequently, he was forced to sign papers fabricated by police.
Relatively, Saudi media reports suggested 52 prisoners will be executed at any time.
Besides Abdullah, another detainee, Ali al-Nimr, was sentenced to death penalty for allegedly instigating a revolution using his Blackberry.
A Reprieve spokeswoman said: "What we know from the families of the three is that they are in solitary confinement and being prepared for execution."
She further added that: "The whole business of executions in Saudi Arabia is shrouded in secrecy, and prisoners are often beheaded without any notice to family or lawyers."
Meanwhile, Abdullah's father said his health is deteriorating and when he attended this protest at the age of 15, he wasn't even fully aware what they were protesting for.
Between January and June 2015, 102 people were executed in the repressive country.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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