Saudi uphold a death sentence for a disabled man

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The rights group said Sunday  Saudi Arabia has upheld a death sentence for a disabled man, arrested in 2012 on suspicion of taking part in protests and then tortured until he signed a false confession.

According to Reprieve, a rights group of international lawyers and investigators, Saudi police tortured Munir Adam, 23, forced him to sign a false confession, which then served as the sole piece of evidence against him.

Adam, who already had impaired sight and hearing, allegedly lost complete hearing in one ear as a result of the beatings.

Following the Specialized Criminal Court’s ruling, the accused can now appeal his sentence one last time before the Saudi monarch, King Salman, signs the execution warrant.

The decision comes shortly after Trump’s first visit to the kingdom last week, which was praised by the US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross for not having  a single hint of a protester anywhere there during the whole time they were there.

Saudi Arabia upholds death sentence for deaf, tortured protester