Personal information
- Sex: Female
Housewife
Arrest and jail information
- Prison: Dhahban Central Prison, Jeddah
- Date of arrest: 2 February 2021
- Manner of arrest: She was arrested at her home in Duba when state security and emergency forces raided her house. They arrested her in front of her five children, the youngest of whom was four months old at the time.
Trial information
- Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
- Verdict: 23 years in prison
- Date of verdict: August 2022
Violations
- Arbitrary arrest/ detention ,
- Observers denied access to court hearings
Timeline
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August 2022 - She was later retried on the same charges, in violation of Saudi law, and finally sentenced to 23 years in prison. -
2021-2022 - Maha was initially sentenced to one year in prison, then the sentence was increased to three years on appeal.
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2 February 2021 - She was arrested at her home in Duba when state security and emergency forces raided her house. They arrested her in front of her five children, the youngest of whom was four months old at the time. The reason for her arrest was a Twitter post about the cost of living and publicly mourning Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti, the man shot dead by the security forces during the 2020 evictions.
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