Saudi Arabia Threatens To Execute People For 'Tweeting Rumours'.

Saudi Arabia government has threatened to
execute those who 'spread rumours' about the
government on social media, including Twitter and Facebook.

According to a state-run website, Makkah
Online, there are now laws and departments
that censor mass media in the country, and
the government has created a rule to punish
people for not just tweeting, but also spreading
anything deemed to be false. The worst
'rumour-mongers' will be executed, while
lesser offender will be punished with lashes,
imprisonment, travel bans, house arrest and a
social media ban, a Ministry of Justice source said.

It's a new law so no one has so far been arrested
or executed but the government didn't say what
kind of post would warrant a death sentence. The
government said views spread over a period of
time was bringing confusion to the country and
felt it was time to curb it.

Activists say thenew law is a way for the
government to control a young, tech-savvy population.

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