Murtaja Qureiris: Saudi teen facing death penalty for protesting when he was 10

Eighteen-year-old Murtaja Qureiris is facing the death penalty, after being held for more than four years.

Murtaja Qureiris is facing the death penalty for acts when he was 10. Source: Amnesty International

A Saudi teenager held for more than four years without charge faces possible execution for acts he is accused of having committed when he was as young as 10, according to human rights groups tracking his case.

A death sentence for 18-year-old Murtaja Qureiris, would be what human rights groups called one of the most egregious violations of legal protections for children in the world.

“There are few more serious breaches of international law than the execution of a child,” said Maya Foa, director of Reprieve, one of the rights groups.

She said that in seeking the death penalty for Mr Qureiris, “the Saudi regime is advertising its impunity to the world.”

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