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Saudi Arabia has abolished the scourge as a form of punishment, BTA reported, citing a document from the highest court in the kingdom.
The decision is a continuation of human rights reforms under the leadership of King Salman and the direct observation of Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the document read.
Saudi Arabia has executed 184 people in 2019, a record number for the kingdom, despite the global decline in the death penalty, human rights organization Amnesty International said.
Human rights activists say the growing trend in Saudi Arabia is worrying. The kingdom executed 178 men and six women last year, just over half of them foreigners.
In 2018, that number was 149 people. Most were convicted of drug and murder charges. But punishment was imposed as a political weapon against dissenting minority Shiites.
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