### [2020-04-26](/feed/2020/04/26/index.md)

##### Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
# King Salman issues a royal decree, declaring that people will no longer be executed for crimes they were convicted of when they were minors. 

Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death sentence on individuals who committed crimes while still minors, the state-backed Human Rights Commission (HRC) said in a statement, citing a royal decree by King Salman.


### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-rights-execution/saudi-arabia-scraps-execution-for-those-who-committed-crimes-as-minors-commission-idUSKCN2280LI?il=0)

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