Essa al-Nukheifi
Essa al-Nukheifi
Personal information
Name: Essa al-Nukheifi
Name in Arabic: عيسى النخيفي
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: --
Profession: Human rights activist , Social activist
Place of residence: Unknown
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:18 December 2016
Manner of arrest: Unknown
Where held: Mecca General Prison
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: One of the charges against him was that he said the ruling family and Saudi police were not at all Islamic
Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
Verdict: Six years in prison followed by a further six-year travel ban
Date of verdict: Six years in prison followed by a further six-year travel ban
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Denied contact with family , Denied access to a lawyer , Torture and ill-treatment , Observers denied access to court hearings
Violation details: Unknown
References
Reference 1: https://mbsmetoo.org/%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%b3%d9%89-%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%ae%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%ab%d9%8a%d9%82/
Reference 2: https://menarights.org/en/caseprofile/essa-al-nukheifi-sentenced-six-years-prison-saudi-arabia-charges-related-human-rights
Reference 3: https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_2016_reports/140_Characters/index.html#en/issa-al-nukheifi
Reference 4: None
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