Abdullah Al-Huwaiti
Abdullah Al-Huwaiti
Abdullah was forced to sign and fingerprint a false statement under torture which would have him sentenced to 15 years in prison and 1000 lashes. aid that he had been sentenced to death unjustly for a crime he knew nothing about and which she believed he could not have committed.Furthermore, her familystill did not know why Abdullah was arrested when security forces brutally raided their home in clear violation of the law.
Personal information
Name: Abdullah Al-Huwaiti
Name in Arabic: عبدالله الـحويطي
Date of Birth: July 18, 2002
Gender: Male
Marital status: Unknown
Profession: Unknown
Place of residence: Tabouk
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:8 May 2017
Manner of arrest: On May 8, 2017, masked security agents raided the family home of the then 14-year-old Al-Huwaiti(born on July 18, 2002), arresting him and his brother Abdulaziz. Both were taken to the police station in Duba, where they were charged with the crime of robbery and murder committed on May 6, 2017.
Where held: Unknown
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: He was charged with armed robbery of a jewelry store and the killing of a soldier with a firearm in Duba Governorate when he was 14.
Court: Unknown
Verdict: Initially Sentenced to death
Date of verdict: Initially Sentenced to death
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention, Denied access to a lawyer , Denied contact with family, Held in Solitary confinement, Torture and ill-treatment
Violation details: The following are among the types of torture Abdullah al-Huwaitiexperienced:
Forced to stand for hours at a time until he lost consciousness.
Beaten and slapped on the face.
Hit with an electrical cable on the soles of his feet (falaqa).
Hit with an electrical cable on different parts of his body until he lost consciousness.
Forced to stand directly in front of an air conditioner.
Severely beaten while being forced to hold the legs of his brother Abdulazizduring the latter’s torture with falaqa.
Psychologically tortured by being told his mother and sisters were in prison and would only be released once he confessed to having committed the crime.
References
Reference 1: https://www.esohr.org/en/?p=2649
Reference 2: https://www.esohr.org/en/?p=2649
Reference 3: https://www.esohr.org/en/?p=2974
Reference 4: None
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