Prisoners Committee: “The Saudi authorities execute two prisoners, a dangerous precedent cannot be tolerated”

The National Committee for Prisoners Affairs condemned on Saturday the crime of executing committed against 2 war prisoners of the Yemeni army by Saudi regime.

The Committee said in a news statement that the Saudi regime executed about dozens of the Saudi citizens, including 2 Yemenis, inside Saudi jails.

The statement affirmed that the operation of execution is a flagrant of all laws and covenants confirming the respect of prisoners of war without being subjected to any harm.

Additionally, the crime of executing the two captives, Hakim Matari Yahya Al-Batini, and Haider Ali Haider Al-Shawdani, by Saudi regime, is a dangerous precedent against prisoners.

Saudi Arabia has executed 81 prisoners in a single day over “terror-related offenses,” in the largest mass execution carried out by the highly-conservative Arab kingdom in recent memory.

In an announcement on Saturday, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said 81 inmates, including seven Yemenis and a Syrian, were executed, alleging that the suspects had been convicted of a variety of crimes, including killings and belonging to militant groups.