Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after 7 years behind bars. Activists say it was over his tweets

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent Saudi journalist who was arrested in 2018 and convicted on terrorism and treason charges has been executed, the kingdom said. Activist groups maintain that the charges against him were trumped up.

Turki Al-Jasser, who was in his late 40s, was put to death on Saturday, according to the official Saudi Press Agency, after the death penalty was upheld by the nation’s top court.

Authorities had raided Al-Jasser’s home in 2018, arresting him and seizing his computer and phones. It was not clear where his trial took place or how long it lasted.

According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, Saudi authorities maintained that Al-Jasser was behind a social media account on X, formerly Twitter, that levied corruption allegations against Saudi royals. Al-Jasser was also said to have posted several controversial tweets about militants and militant groups.

https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-execution-journalist-aljasser-8d8a088a1c4290a3bae080d5152aa227

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1. Donnie looks at dad and says "I want to do that"

His storm troopers have already been given the greenlight to shoot journalists apparently. The police love getting these pesky reporters out of the way. They would much rather do their dirty deeds in secret.

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2. "Chop Chop Square", no doubt.

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3. The TACO is so jealous.