Saudi Teen Faces Execution for Participating in Anti-Government Protest as a Child

Saudi Teen Faces Execution for Participating in Anti-Government Protest as a Child
The capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, on Aug. 22, 2016. Fedor Selivanov/Shutterstock
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A Saudi teenager faces execution—and possibly crucifixion or dismemberment after death—for participating in a protest against the government when he was 10 years old.

Executing minors is illegal in Saudi Arabia, but now that Murtaja Qureiris has turned 18, the Saudi Arabian government plans to execute the young man—using the harshest form of the death penalty in the kingdom, CNN reported.