Saudi Arabia sentences 57 terrorist suspects in last 3 months

Saudi courts have sentenced 57 suspects in terrorism and incitement cases in the last three months, Al Eqtisadiya reported on Wednesday.

The verdicts vary from capital punishment, fines, travel ban and imprisonment from six months to 20 years.

The suspects were charged of joining fighting in Iraq and Syria, sheltering fugitives or providing financial support. Among the suspects, 95 percent of them are Saudis.

The sentences were part of a campaign against terrorism and extremism. In May, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque's parking lot, leaving four people dead, including the bomber himself. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the blast. Endit