Preparation for the execution of preachers .. Saudi silence and the condemnation of my rights

The Saudi authorities are silent about reports that they were preparing to execute three prominent preachers after the holy month of Ramadan, at a time when warnings and criticisms of rights and demands to stop the execution of the sentence.

The Middle East A website revealed in a special report that the Saudi authorities are heading to the death sentence of Sheikh Salman al-Awda, Sheikh Awad al-Qarni and Sheikh Ali al-Amri.

The International Organization for the Prevention of Extrajudicial Executions has called for intervention to avoid the execution of prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia.

The organization said in a statement that the Kingdom's judicial authorities on the death penalty is a clear violation of international law, and considered that the direction of the judiciary to sentence the death of the three preachers is dedicated to his subordination to the executive.

The organization confirmed that the case of the preachers was marred by many legal violations, and that the conditions of a fair trial had disappeared at all stages. She said that the verdict would be followed by political backgrounds and retaliatory motives.

It also called on all UN and international institutions to pressure the Saudi authorities to release all prisoners of conscience, as well as the so-called "wise men of the kingdom" to respond to these calls.

Saudi authorities arrested the three preachers in a campaign against scholars, preachers and opinion leaders in September 2017 and began to try them in secret sessions. The prosecution demanded the killing of the three preachers on the grounds of "terrorism."

The date for their most recent trial before the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh was May 1, but the hearing was adjourned, without specifying another date.

"They will not wait to execute these men once the death sentence is passed," the Middle East A news agency quoted a government source as saying on condition of anonymity.

Another government source said the execution of 37 Saudis - most of them Shia activists in April - on charges of terrorism, was a test balloon to measure the severity of international condemnation.

"When they found that the international reaction was negligible, especially at the level of governments and leaders of states, they decided to proceed with their plan to execute prominent figures."

"Any other executions of political opponents are a direct result of the atmosphere created by the administration of President Donald Trump and its repeated message: no matter how horrendous abuses have been committed against us," said Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. Your people, we protect you. "

The United Nations, the United States and international human rights organizations, notably Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have condemned the arrest of the three preachers.