The
Saudi authorities have executed 37 citizens this week. They were accused of
terrorism, as defined by the Saudis. The fact of the matter is that almost
everyone was a Shia Muslim, a minority in Saudi Arabia that is not welcome and
is seriously threatened by the regime that controls the country. And there is
enough evidence that due process was not followed. Confessions were obtained
under extreme torture and brought to the attention of the courts. The judges
paid no attention to those claims. They just did what the Crown Prince and his
clique wanted. And 37 people were beheaded in these times of today.
I
really believe that the West must review its relations with some barbaric and
deeply undemocratic countries. Saudi Arabia is one of them. There are more,
including in the same vicinity. It is time for a different approach to
diplomacy.
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