Saudis welcome abolition of flogging as judicial sentence
Human rights officials, lawyers and ordinary Saudis gave a warm welcome on Saturday to the abolition of flogging as a judicial sentence in the Kingdom’s courts. Offenders who were once sentenced to flogging will now receive fines or prison sentences instead, the Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) said.
The HRC “welcomes the recent decision by the Supreme Court to effectively eliminate flogging as a potential punishment,” it said. “This significant reform was implemented under the direct supervision of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.”
HRC president Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad said: “This reform is a momentous step forward in Saudi Arabia’s human rights agenda, and merely one of over 70 human rights reforms carried out in the Kingdom over the past five years.
“Although these reforms improve the lives of a wide range of beneficiaries, including women, workers, youths and the elderly, they all stem from the same overarching desire to make a better life for all citizens and residents of the Kingdom.”
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