Personal information
- Sex: Male
- Area of activity: Academic , Writer
- Place of residence: Jeddah
- Group:
Academic Abdullah al-Maliki has written many newspaper and online articles calling for social and political reforms. His books include Siyadat al-umma qabl tatbiq al-Sharia: Nahwa fada’ amthal li-tajseed mabadi’ al-Islam (Sovereignty of the community before the application of Sharia: Towards a better space for embodying the principles of Islam).
Arrest and jail information
- Prison: Al-Ha’ir Prison, Riyadh
- Date of arrest: 12 September 2017
- Manner of arrest: He was arrested after a raid on his home
Trial information
- Charges: Charges relating to his cultural activities, such as possession of banned books, and other charges including defending members of civil rights group ACPRA.
- Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
- Verdict: Seven year prison sentence
Violations
- Arbitrary arrest/ detention
Timeline
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Mid-2024 - He was released following the expiry of his sentence. -
03 September 2020 - He was sentenced to seven years in jail. -
12 September 2017 - Al-Maliki was arbitrarily arrested, following a raid on his home in Jeddah, during a widescale crackdown on journalists, preachers, human rights activists and others critical of the Saudi authorities. For several weeks following his arrest he was forcibly disappeared.
Other prisoners
Abdullah al-Maliki
Academic , Writer
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