Personal information

  • Sex: Male
  • Area of activity: Human rights activist

Arrest and jail information

  • Prison: Dhahban Central Prison, Jeddah
  • Date of arrest: 7 April 2016

Trial information

  • Charges: Preparing, storing and transmitting data harmful to public order; communicating with organisations hostile to the country; denigrating the State and its judicial apparatus; inciting people against the Crown Prince by calling for demonstrations and rallies; and supporting a proscribed group, a reference to ACPRA
  • Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
  • Verdict: Sentenced to five years in prison and ten-year travel ban
  • Date of verdict: 11 January 2017

Violations

  • Arbitrary arrest/ detention

Timeline

  • 3 February 2022 - He was released, after his sentence expired in March 2021

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