Saudi Arabia Ends Death Penalty for Crime Committed by Minors, King Salman Issues Decree
Riyadh : Juvenile’s death sentence has been banned in Saudi Arabia, making changes in the fundamental Islamic laws. King Salman of Saudi Arabia has issued a decree not to give death to the minors despite being found guilty in any serious crime. The punishment for whipping criminals has been banned a day before.
On Sunday, King Salman of Saudi Arabia made a historic decree, making changes in the fundamental Islamic law. Under the new order of King Salman, now the minors will not be given death sentence despite serious crime. According to the orders of King Salman, the minor will no longer be sentenced to death for any serious crime, but will have to face 10 years of imprisonment in juvenile prison. Abwad Alwad, the chairman of the Saudi government’s Human Rights Commission, confirmed the order and called it the modern penal code of the monarchy. He said that this reflects the Saudi monarchy’s commitment to take more reformist steps. In fact, King Salman of Saudi Arabia is trying to change the fundamental Islamic law and create a modern image with liberalism and progressiveness. This is the reason why earlier in Saudi Arabia the decree to abolish the punishment of whipping on crime was given. This order will be followed by imprisonment and fine like punishment in Saudi Arabia instead of punishment for whipping. Ending the punishment of whipping, the court said that the punishment has been abolished on the orders of King Salman of Saudi Arabia. The decision was described as an extension of the human rights reform program of King Salman and his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The state-backed Human Rights Commission called it an important step in Saudi Arabia’s human rights agenda. In addition to human rights, Prince Mohammed bin Salman has also started strengthening the rights of women, under which women can participate in driving and sports-entertainment programs.