Saudi man executed after charges relating to anti-government protests
Saudi Arabia has executed a man convicted on charges of forming a terrorist cell and joining an armed rebellion.
The execution took place even though rights groups said he was probably a minor when the alleged crimes took place.
Mustafa Darwish was executed in the eastern city of Dammam on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
Darwish was convicted of forming a terrorist network, taking part in an armed rebellion and destabilising security.
The network opened fire at security patrols and injured some members, the statement added.
According to rights groups, Darwish was arrested in 2015 on charges relating to participating in the 2011 demonstrations in Qatif province.
Last week, Amnesty International said Darwish could have been either 17 or 18 when he took part in the demonstrations.
The group said it was a deeply flawed trial based on a confession obtained through torture.
He was sentenced to death in March 2018 by the Specialised Criminal Court.
Saudi Arabia in 2020 said it ended the death sentence for individuals convicted of crimes committed while they were minors, as part of a series of judicial reforms in the conservative kingdom. (dpa/NAN)
