Friday, September 13, 2013

In Exchange For A Full Pardon Did Saudi Arabia Send 1,200 Death Row Inmates To Fight In Syria?

Syria rebel fighters were joined by Saudi Arabian death row inmates, who were given a choice between beheading and fighting in the Syrian War. PHOTO: Reuters

Saudi Arabia Sent 1,200 Death Row Inmates To Fight In Syria In Exchange For Full Pardon -- Carbonated TV

Saudi Arabia commuted the sentences of over 1,200 death row inmates in exchange for them fighting for the rebel forces in Syria against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, according to the Assyrian International News Agency. The inmates were given a simple choice: fight for the Syrian rebels or be beheaded. The report comes from a leaked secret memo from April 2012, a year into the civil war in Syria. A translation of the memo reads as follows (emphasis mine):

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More News On reports That Saudi Arabia Sent 1,200 Death Row Inmates To Fight In Syria

Saudi Arabia Sent Death Row Inmates to Fight in Syria in Lieu of Execution -- AINA
Saudi Arabia: Death-row Inmates sent to fight Assad in Syria -- Global Research
Top secret memo reveals Saudi Arabia sending death-row inmates to fight Assad in Syria -- Turkish Weekly
Report: Saudis sent death-row inmates to fight Syria -- ABC
Saudis Sending Death Row Prisoners To Fight With Rebels In Syria -- FDL

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