SICK OF THESE RETARDS
UN HUMAN RIGHTS???, WHAT A FRICKIN JOKE
- The rules were announced by a government source to a state-run website
- They claimed sites like Facebook and Twitter 'cause confusion in societies'
- The punishments will range from a social media ban to the death penalty
- It is the first rule of its kind although Saudi law does censor 'mass media'
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15:13 GMT, 6 October 2015
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Saudi
Arabia has threatened to execute those who 'spread rumours' about the
government on social media, a state-run website has reported.
It
is the first time the Gulf nation, which has come under fire for
issuing death penalties to protesters, has created a rule to punish
ordinary people for what they say on Twitter and Facebook, human rights campaigners Reprieve told MailOnline.
There
are already laws and departments to censor mass media in the country,
which is known to crush dissidence with capital punishment.
Only
the worst 'rumour-mongers' will be executed, while lesser offenders
will be punished with lashes, imprisonment, travel bans, house arrest
and a social media ban, a Ministry of Justice source is quoted to have
said.
Punishment: Saudi Arabia has
threatened to execute those who spread rumours about the government on
social media (file photo of a state execution)
In an interview with the Saudi-based
Makkah Online website, which was translated for MailOnline by
Reprieve, the anonymous source said social media websites 'set the common view alight' and 'cause confusion in societies'.
They
said a senior judge would be in charge of sentencing but the kind of
post which would warrant a death sentence was not made clear - and there
is no precedent because the rule is brand new.
MailOnline has not been able to independently verify these claims.
The
director of Reprieve's death penalty team, Maya Foa said the new law is
a way for the government to control a young, tech-savvy population.
She said: 'This looks like yet another heavy-handed attempt to crush dissent in Saudi Arabia, especially among the young.'
This
disturbing development comes just weeks after a Saudi prince, who chose
not to disclose his real name, revealed that a vicious power struggle
was taking place at the very top of the Kingdom.
In two letters published by the
Guardian,
he said the royal family, tribal leaders and the general population
opposed the reign of current ruler King Salman, 79, and the ascension of
his son Mohammed bin Salman, 30, to the throne.
The
prince, who is believed to be one of the grandsons of the state's
founder, Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, said: 'They [opponents] say you have to do
this [abdicate] or the country will go to disaster.'
Saudi
Arabia has recently been criticised for its 'mismanagement' of Mecca,
where a stampede killed 1,000 during the Hajj pilgrimage last month.
It
also drew widespread condemnation last week, when a Saudi-led coalition
which has been carrying out airstrikes on Shi'ite rebels in Yemen since
March struck a wedding party and killed 28
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