The Ministry of Interior issued today a statement that 47 criminals were executed today in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, Eastern Region, Qassim, Hail, Northern Border, Asir, Jouf, Najran, Baha, Tabuk after they were convicted by the judiciary and the sentences were endorsed by Appeal and Supreme Courts; and a royal order was issued to execute the sentences. The statement said that Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran, ' The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off from opposite sides, or be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world and a great torment is theirs in the Hereafter'. The following are the names: 1- Mohammed Abdullah Al Aqala - Saudi nationality. 2- Anwar Abdulrahman Khalil Al-Najjar - Saudi nationality. 3- Badr bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Badr- Saudi nationality. 4- Bandar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghaith - Saudi nationality. 5- Hassan Hadi bin Shuja'a Al-Masareer - Saudi nationality. 6- Hamad bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Humaidi- Saudi nationality 7- Khalid Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Jarallah - Saudi nationality 8- Ridha Abdulrahman Khalil Al-Najjar- Saudi nationality 9- Saad Salamah Hameer - Saudi nationality Mohammed Abdullah Al Aqala - Saudi nationality. 2- Anwar Abdulrahman Khalil Al-Najjar - Saudi nationality. 3- Badr bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Badr- Saudi nationality. 4- Bandar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghaith - Saudi nationality. 5- Hassan Hadi bin Shuja'a Al-Masareer - Saudi nationality. 6- Hamad bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Humaidi- Saudi nationality 7- Khalid Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Jarallah - Saudi nationality 8- Ridha Abdulrahman Khalil Al-Najjar- Saudi nationality 9- Saad Salamah Hameer - Saudi nationality 10- Salah bin Saeed bin Abdulraheem Al-Najjar - Saudi nationality 11- Salah bin Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Hussain -Saudi nationality 12- Saleh bin Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim Al-Shamsan - Saudi nationality 13- Saleh bin Ali bin Saleh Al-Juma'ah - Saudi nationality 14- Adel bin Saad bin Jaza' Al-Dhubaiti - Saudi nationality 15- Adel Mohammed Salem Abdullah Yamani - Saudi nationality 16- Abduljabbar bin Homood bin Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri - Saudi nationality 17- Abdulrahman Dhakheel Faleh Al-Faleh - Saudi nationality 18- Abdullah Sayer Moawadh Massad Al-Mohammadi - Saudi nationality 19- Abdullah bin Saad bin Mozher Shareef - Saudi nationality 20- Abdullah Saleh Abdulaziz Al-Ansari - Saudi nationality 21- Abdullah Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Muqrin - Saudi nationality 22- Abdullah Musalem Hameed Al-Raheef - Saudi nationality 23- Abdullah bin Mua'ala bin A'li - Saudi nationality 24- Abdulaziz Rasheed bin Hamdan Al-Toaili'e - Saudi nationality 25- Abdulmohsen Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Yahya - Saudi nationality 26- Isam Khalaf Mohammed Al-Mothri'e - Saudi nationality 27- Ali Saeed Abdullah Al Ribeh - Saudi nationality 28- Ghazi Mohaisen Rashed - Saudi nationality 29- Faris Ahmed Jama'an Al Showail - Saudi nationality 30- Fikri Ali bin Yahya Faqih - Saudi nationality 31- Fahd bin Ahmed bin Hanash Al Zamel - Saudi nationality 32- Fahd Abdulrahman Ahmed Al-Buraidi - Saudi nationality 33- Fahd Ali Ayedh Al Jubran - Saudi nationality 34- Majed Ibrahim Ali Al-Mughainem - Saudi nationality 35- Majed Moeedh Rashed - Saudi nationality 36- Mishaal bin Homood bin Juwair Al-Farraj - Saudi nationality 37- Mohammed Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Muharib - Saudi nationality 38- Mohammed Ali Abdulkarim Suwaymil - Saudi nationality 39- Mohammed Fathi Abula'ti Al-Sayed - Egyptian nationality 40- Mohammed bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Shioukh - Saudi nationality 41- Mostafa Mohammed Altaher Abkar - Chadian nationality 42- Moaidh Mufreh Ali Al Shokr- Saudi nationality 43- Nasser Ali Ayedh Al Jubran - Saudi nationality 44- Naif Saad Abdullah Al-Buraidi - Saudi nationality 45- Najeeb bin abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Bohaiji - Saudi nationality 46- Nimr Baqer Ameen Al-Nimr- Saudi nationality 47- Nimr Sehaj Zeid Al-Kraizi - Saudi nationality The above-mentioned criminals committed the following crimes: First: Embracing Takfiri beliefs (accusing others of being infidels), which include doctrines of 'Khawarj', (a misguided and violent sect) against the Holy Quran, Prophetic Sunnah and consensus of righteous predecessors. They promoted their ideologies through deceitful methods and various means. These individuals also were part of terrorist organizations, implementing criminal plans through: bombing 'Al-Hamra Housing Complex', 'Vinnell Housing Complex' as well as 'Ishbilia Housing Complex' in Eastern Riyadh on 11\3\1424, storming complex of 'Arabian Company for Petroleum Investment' (APICORP), 'Petroleum Center Company' and 'AL-Waha Housing Complex' in Khobar Province, Eastern Region, on 11\4\1425H by using hand-made bombs and various fire arms, killing and wounding a number of citizens, security men and residents and mutilating their bodies, targeting a number of housing complexes in different parts of the Kingdom with initiating of acts of bombing, poisoning the public water supply, kidnapping a number of residents with the intention of killing them and mutilating their bodies, manufacturing and smuggling explosions into the Kingdom, possessing home-made and exported arms and bombs as well as possessing highly explosive materials, grenades and rockets. Second: Targeting sites of the security and military agencies by: bombing the building of 'Public Traffic Administration' in Riyadh city on 2\3\1425H, two bombings targeting of headquarters of 'the Ministry of Interior' and 'Emergency Forces' on 17\11\1425H which led to the martyrdom of a number of security men and citizens. The commencement of targeting 'King Khaled Air Base' in Khamis Mushait Province, 'Prince Sultan Air Base' in Kharj Province, 'Civil Airport' in Arar Province and a number of kidnapping and killing operations against security forces; calling for the shooting of security forces by fire arms and throwing Molotov bombs at them while they performed their duties in maintaining society's security and protecting its interests. They have also supported and encouraged armed sabotage acts on the streets and public areas. Third: Their plans to damage the nation's economy and harm the Kingdom's status, its relations and interests with brotherly and friendly countries by: storming 'the U.S. Consulate' in Jeddah Province on 24\10\1425H which led to the martyrdom of four members of the security forces, targeting 'Buqaia Refinery ' in Buqaia Province on 25\1\1427H, which resulted in the martyrdom of two members of the security forces; the commencement of targeting a number of foreign embassies and consulates, bombing 'Saudi Aramco' and a number of petroleum facilities. They also have initiated a number of armed robberies on banks and commercial stores, committed a number of fraud crimes which resulted in collecting large amounts of money and utilizing it internally and externally for money laundering purposes for financing terrorism and terrorist operations. They were also calling for chaos and provoking acts of violence, inciting disorder and anarchy, and spreading terrorist propaganda, and encouraging terrorist activities in the brotherly states and supporting these acts publically, and violating public law. Interrogations resulted in charging these mentioned individuals with the involvement in committing these crimes and they were convicted with the responsibility of carrying them out. The judges issued legal rulings, confirming their involvement and responsibility in the above crimes. The following verdicts have been issued on executing them. The Ministry of Interior, as it announced this, stresses that this country which adopted the Holy Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah since its establishment as a constitution and an approach will not hesitate to deter anyone aiming to threaten its national security and the security of its citizens and residents on its territories, disrupt the public order or try to prevent any official body from performing its duty in maintaining the society's security and interests, call for, secretly or publicly, for disorder and conflict, participate in terrorist acts, call for division and disrupting the society's unity, and threaten the social peace or violate its security and public law. The Kingdom is going forward firmly and strictly in maintaining its security and stability as well as achieving justice through implementing the Sharia law against those who violate Shariah law, harm the innocent, and damage their proprieties. At the same time, the Ministry of Interior warns that any one tries to act such these criminal terrorist crimes will have the same legal punishment, Allah says in the Holy Quran, 'And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take! '