{"id":8628,"date":"2021-04-10T10:42:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T10:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=8628"},"modified":"2021-04-10T10:43:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T10:43:03","slug":"saudi-arabia-executes-three-soldiers-sentenced-for-high-treason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/04\/10\/saudi-arabia-executes-three-soldiers-sentenced-for-high-treason\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia executes 3 soldiers for \u2018cooperating with enemy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"template__main clearfix modifier--open px-1 w-full sm:w-2\/3 mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"story__content overflow-hidden text-4 sm:text-4.5 pt-1 mt-1\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed three soldiers who were sentenced for \u201chigh treason\u201d and \u201ccooperating with the enemy\u201d, a statement from the kingdom\u2019s defence ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>It said that the three had been sentenced to death by a specialist court after a fair trial.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8630\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Saudi-Arabia-executes-three-soldiers-sentenced-for-high-treason-rapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi-Arabia-executes-three-soldiers-sentenced-for-high-treason-rapidnews\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Saudi-Arabia-executes-three-soldiers-sentenced-for-high-treason-rapidnews.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Saudi-Arabia-executes-three-soldiers-sentenced-for-high-treason-rapidnews-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Saudi-Arabia-executes-three-soldiers-sentenced-for-high-treason-rapidnews-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ministry did not name the alleged \u201cenemy\u201d but the 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