KSA executes 3 soldiers for high treason

The Saudi Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that three soldiers were executed for committing high treason, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The trio — Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Yahya

Akam, Shaher bin Isa bin Qasim Haqqawi and Hamoud bin Ibrahim bin Ali Hazmi — were employed by the ministry.

They were convicted of cooperating with the enemy in a way that violated Saudi Arabia’s military interests and were sentenced to death, the ministry said.

With the court having sufficient evidence of high treason and, according to the relevant laws, the ministry said that the three soldiers had been sentenced to death and a royal decree had been issued upholding the court’s ruling.

Denouncing the three convicted, the ministry reaffirmed its confidence in the men of the armed forces who “took their oath and sacrificed their blood to preserve the security and stability of Saudi Arabia.”