Personal information

  • Sex: Male
  • Date of birth: 06 Nov 1964
  • Area of activity: Cleric
  • Place of residence: Safwa - Al Qatif

Arrest and jail information

  • Prison: Al-Mabaheth (General Investigations Directorate), Dammam
  • Date of arrest: 8 July 2016
  • Manner of arrest: He was arrested while he was attempting to cross the boarders from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait

Trial information

  • Charges: Advocacy in defence of the rights of the Shi’a minority, inciting sectarianism and sedition, and alleged support of protests in the Eastern Province.
  • Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
  • Verdict: Sentenced to seven years imprisonment in 2018 and sentenced to five years imprisonment and a five-year travel ban in 2019
  • Date of verdict: 25 August 2019

Violations

  • Arbitrary arrest/ detention ,
  • Enforced disappearance ,
  • Torture and ill-treatment ,
  • Denied access to healthcare

Violation details

Allegedly held incommunicado and in solitary confinement

Timeline

  • 25 August 2019 - He was sentenced to further five years imprisonment and a five-year travel ban to follow his release.
  • 30 April 2018 - A second case was brought against him on charges linked to his alleged support of protests in the Eastern Province.
  • 04 January 2018 - He was sentenced to seven years in prison for “inciting sectarianism and sedition,”  which was upheld by the Supreme Court in March 2020.
  • 2017 - He was initially acquitted.
  • 27 October 2016 - He was brought to trial before the Specialised Criminal Court and accused of breaking the terms of a 2012 pledge he had signed with regard to the content of his sermons, in which he criticised discrimination against the Shi’a.
  • 08 July 2016 - He was arrested while he was attempting to cross the boarders from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait and forcibly disappeared for four months.

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