Two Saudi men held in custody since September 2017
SANAA, Dec. 22 (YPA) – The Prisoners of Conscience account on Twitter revealed that the Saudi authorities have arrested two citizens more than two years ago.
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Both Omar Abdul Aziz al-Hamdi and Ahmed Zahir al-Muzaini were found to have been arrested in September 2017, without any legal reasons, the account said.
Al-Hamdi is a judicial lieutenant at the General Court in Medina, and he was subjected to a secret trial in the specialized penal system without any sentence.
Ahmed al-Muzaini, a graduate student, a social activist, and was also brought before the Specialized Criminal Court without a verdict, the account said.
During the period September 2017, hundreds of activists, preachers, singers, intellectuals, writers and media professionals were arrested, in addition to the arrest of Al-Muzaini and Al-Hamdi
For nearly two and a half years, Saudi authorities have been trying several detained activists, but are still postponing sentencing hearings.
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