Iran Press/Iran news: Condemning the mass execution of 37 Saudi citizens in Saudi Arabia, Iran's Human Rights Headquarters asked the United Nations Human Rights Council for the expulsion of Saudi Arabia from the council.
Iran's Human Rights Headquarters in a statement on Monday said that the presence of Saudi Arabia in the United Nations Human Rights Council is a patent insult to the intelligence and wisdom of the people of the world, Iran Press reported.
It is also 'a bitter joke' which should be responded to strongly by the United Nations General Assembly, by forcing Riyadh to quit the Human Rights Council.
Calling Saudi Arabia, a corrupted regime, Iran's Human Rights Headquarter called it a puppet regime.
Saudi crimes are not only a great threat for the region and for the Islamic world but also the regime is a treat to the world security.
US, Israel, Britain and France's support, military and otherwise, for the regime in Riyadh makes the dimension of the threat even greater.
On 24 April, Saudi Arabia executed 37 people in a single day for alleged 'terrorism crimes' but in fact, it was a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Shiites opponents jailed for the pro-democracy campaign, human rights activity and peaceful protest.
The executions took place in the capital Riyadh, the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina and especially the central province of Qassim, oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province and the kingdom’s southern province of Asir.
The convicts were all Saudi nationals and one of the condemned was crucified after the execution.
According to Amnesty International, at least 104 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year. In 2018, the Persian Gulf state carried out 149 executions.
Since Prince Mohammed bin Salman first emerged onto the kingdom's political scene in 2015, he has overseen an intensified crackdown on dissent. 105/211/201
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