Abdul aziz al-Sunaidi
Abdul aziz al-Sunaidi
Personal information
Name: Abdul aziz al-Sunaidi
Name in Arabic: عبد العزيز السنيدي
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: --
Profession: Human rights activist
Place of residence: Buraydah, Al Qassim
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:08 February 2015
Manner of arrest: Arrested at a petrol station by a group of plain-clothes police officers
Where held: Onayza Prison, al-Qassim
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: Using his Twitter account to incite public opinion against the government; signing a petition calling for demonstrations; insulting the king
Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
Verdict: 8-year prison term, 8-year travel ban and a fine of 50,000 Saudi riyals
Date of verdict: 8-year prison term, 8-year travel ban and a fine of 50,000 Saudi riyals
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Denied contact with family , Torture and ill-treatment, Placed in solitary confinement
Violation details: On 3 September 2020, reports confirmed that Abdulaziz was placed in solitary confinement several times and was denied contracts with with his family and was subjected to psychological torture and threats.
References
Reference 1: https://mbsmetoo.org/%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b8%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%88%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%83%d8%b4%d9%81-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%ac/
Reference 2: https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/11/04/high-cost-change/repression-under-saudi-crown-prince-tarnishes-reforms
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/en/prisonersofconscience/abdulaziz-al-sunaidi
Reference 4: None
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