Saudi Arabia: Two Military Personnel Executed for Treason

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Saudi Arabia: Two Military Personnel Executed for Treason

The Saudi Defense Ministry logo
The Saudi Defense Ministry logo

Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that two military personnel, who were accused of committing treason among other offences, have been executed.

The two officers, a pilot and a sergeant major, were arrested in 2017 and sentenced to death on charges of treason and not protecting the national interest and military honor, the Ministry said in a statement.

They were referred to the designated court, provided with all the judicial guarantees and they confessed to what they were charged with, it added.



Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from King of Jordan

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from King of Jordan

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received on Wednesday a written message from Jordan’s King Abdullah II on relations between their countries.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji received the message on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah during a meeting in Riyadh with Jordanian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr. Haitham Abu Alfoul.

The two officials explored ways to bolster relations in various fields, and discussed topics of common interest.