Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 20 Sep 2018 06:01:39 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Death penalty for three top Muslim clerics https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/09/20/execution-muslim-clerics-saudi-arabia/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 07:53:30 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=112012 The death penalty is likely for three top Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia. Rights activist claim the clerics are facing charges of promoting an extremist agenda. The clerics' prosecution and possible execution is unusual in Saudi Arabia where religious leaders are usually seen as untouchable. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been taking strong action Read more

Death penalty for three top Muslim clerics... Read more]]> The death penalty is likely for three top Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia.

Rights activist claim the clerics are facing charges of promoting an extremist agenda.

The clerics' prosecution and possible execution is unusual in Saudi Arabia where religious leaders are usually seen as untouchable.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been taking strong action on dissent this year and prosecutors are now reportedly calling for the death penalty for the three alleged extremists. Read more

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