DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s overseas ministry on Sunday condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of 81 males the day before today as a “violation of fundamental human rights ideas and international law,” Iranian state media reported.
“This inhumane act was in violation of fundamental ideas of human rights and international law, and opposite to human ideas and accepted authorized procedures,” a ministry spokesperson stated, in line with state media.
Saudi Arabia denies accusations of human rights abuses and says it protects its nationwide safety by way of its legal guidelines.
Its state information company, SPA, stated on Saturday the lads executed on Saturday had the precise to an legal professional and had been assured their full rights beneath Saudi law throughout the judicial course of.
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
