Personal information
- Sex: Male
- Marital status: Married
- Date of birth: 02 November 1973
- Area of activity: Academic , Cleric , Journalist
- Place of residence: Jeddah
- Group:
Arrest and jail information
- Prison: Dhahban Central Prison, Jeddah
- Date of arrest: 09 September 2017
- Manner of arrest: In a raid on his home by armed security personnel.
Trial information
- Charges: Over 30 counts including "forming a youth organisation to carry out terrorist acts in Saudi Arabia".
- Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
- Verdict: Believed to have been sentenced to death (unconfirmed)
Violations
- Arbitrary arrest/ detention ,
- Denied contact with family ,
- Denied access to a lawyer ,
- Torture and ill-treatment ,
- Observers denied access to court hearings
Violation details
1) Placed in solitary confinement 2) Subjected to severe torture, including beatings, electric shocks, and cigarettes being extinguished on his body in order to extract confessions from him.Timeline
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July 2019 - He was transferred to Al Hair prison in Riyadh and procrastination continued in hearing trials. -
06 September 2018 - The Public Prosecutor called for the death penalty for him. -
09 September 2017 - He was arrested in a raid on his home by armed security personnel.
