The shocking reality of life in Saudi Arabia
Women beheaded in the street and corpses dangling from cranes: The shocking reality of life in Saudi Arabia
A SHOCKING new documentary will reveal the horrors of daily life inside Saudi Arabia.
Titled ‘Saudi Arabia Uncovered’, the ITV film aims to expose the brutal punishments dished out to those deemed to have broken the country’s strict Islamic laws.
At one point a woman accused of killing her stepdaughter is heard screaming “I didn’t do it” before she is beheaded in the street. Another clip shows five corpses strung up from a crane.
As well as showing the barbaric reality of life inside Saudi Arabia, the film also questions Britain’s close relationship with the hardline Islamic state.
It comes as capital punishment in the country hit a new high, with public executions taking place at a shocking average rate of one person per day.
In one clip a woman is seen screaming for mercy as she is pinned down by police officers who eventually use a large sword to cut off her head.
So frequent are the brutal executions that one large public space in central Riyadh is nicknamed ‘Chop Chop Square’ due to the sheer number of state-sanctioned killings there.
Drains in the square are stained red due to the amount of amount spilled there.
The documentary was filmed using secret cameras over a six month period as reveals a chaotic prison system, abject poverty on the streets and a incredibly strict religious police force.
It also reveals the shocking treatment of burqa-clad women, who are very much second class citizens.
In one shocking scene an unprovoked man is secretly filmed shoving a woman to the floor in a supermarket.
Saudi Arabia Uncovered, produced by Hardcash Productions, airs on ITV tomorrow at 10.40pm.
Women beheaded in the street and corpses dangling from cranes: The shocking reality of life in Saudi Arabia
