Saudi Arabia executes three men guilty of terrorism charges: Interior Ministry

Saudi Arabia has executed two Saudis and a Yemeni after they were found guilty of terrorism charges.

Mohammed bin Khidir bin Hashim Al-Awami, a Saudi national, was convicted of capital crimes, including taking part in a terrorist cell, putting his home at the disposal of the terrorist cell, possessing and manufacturing weapons and explosives (including rocket-propelled grenades and Molotov cocktails), destabilizing security, spreading chaos, rioting, attacking to kill security personnel and damaging public installations inside the Kingdom.

Hussein bin Ali Al-Abu Abdullah, also a Saudi national, was found guilty of working with terrorists, shooting dead a member of the security forces and funding terrorist operations by receiving weapons and ammunition to disrupt security in the Kingdom.

Mohammed Abdulbaset Al-Muallami, a Yemeni national, also committed a series of capital crimes, including receiving training at home on the use of explosives and weapons inside Saudi Arabia for the benefit of the Yemen-based

Houthi militia, illegally crossing the border, engaging in espionage and providing assistance and sensitive information to the Houthis.

He was also found guilty of planning to attack a vital site in Saudi Arabia and sending abroad highly confidential information about a host of state installations inside the Kingdom.

The Criminal Court sentenced all three men to death, and the verdict was approved by the Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court, the ministry said, adding that a royal order was issued to implement the verdicts accordingly.