Personal information
- Sex: Male
- Area of activity: Academic , Writer
Arrest and jail information
- Prison: Al-Ha’ir Prison, Riyadh
- Date of arrest: 19 March 2016
- Manner of arrest: He was arrested at Riyadh’s King Khaled International Airport on his way home from Turkey
Trial information
- Charges: Destroying national cohesion, insulting neighbouring states (the UAE), publishing writings hostile to state policy, and communicating with members of bodies hostile to the state (MB)
- Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
- Verdict: Sentenced to five years and five-year travel ban, later increased to 13 years
- Date of verdict: 1 June 2018
Violations
- Arbitrary arrest/ detention
Timeline
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Early 2022 - His sentence was increased to 13 years. -
6-14 March 2021 - He went on hunger strike, along with 30 prisoners of conscience, in protest against harassment and ill-treatment by prison officials at Al-Ha’ir in Riyadh, including being held on the same wing as psychiatric detainees. -
01 June 2018 - He was sentenced to five years in prison followed by a five-year travel ban.
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19 March 2016 - He was arrested at Riyadh’s King Khaled International Airport on his way home from Turkey.
Other prisoners
Ahmed Uthman Mazayed Hakami
Ghalib Ahmed Abu Haddash Hakami
Bakr Abdulaziz Abdu Hakami
Othman Ali Zein Hakami
Mohammed Sami Yahya Abbas Hakami
