Project Description
Khaled al-Omair
Khaled al-Omair
Personal information
Name: Khaled al-Omair
Name in Arabic: خالد بن سلیمان العمیر
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Profession: Human rights activist
Place of residence: Riyadh
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:01 July 2018
Manner of arrest: Arrested by State Security when he went to answer questions about a complaint he had filed with the Royal Court against an officer who tortured him during a previous 8-year prison term. After hours of interrogation, he was handcuffed and taken to prison without explanation
Where held: Al-Ha’ir Prison, Riyadh
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: On 24 October 2019 Khalid Al Omair was told that there will be no further trials, hearing sessions nor he was given a list of charges
Court: --
Verdict: Unknown
Date of verdict: Unknown
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests: Khaled al-Omair was arrested by secret police on 1 January 2009 on a Riyadh street during a peaceful demonstration in support of Gaza. After an unfair trial he was sentenced in May 2011 by the Specialised Criminal Court to eight years in prison for rebellion against the country’s rulers and taking part in a demonstration. He was due for release on 5 October 2016 but continued to be held until 3 November 2016, after a 29-day hunger strike
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Denied contact with family , Denied access to a lawyer , Torture and ill-treatment
Violation details: Denied all visits for six months; torture allegations not investigated ًHe on hunger strike from 22 December 2019, in protest against his detention without charge. On 11 February 2020, he announced the suspension of his hunger strike, after the Public Prosecutor’s Office informed him that his case had been handed over to it by State Security.
References
Reference 1: None
Reference 2: http://mo3tagalen-ksa1.blogspot.com/2013/08/blog-post_31.html
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/prisonersofconscience/khaled-al-omair
Reference 4: https://alqst.org/en/khaled-al-omair-joins-saudipocshungerstrike-and-sends-message-from-behind-bars https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/12/23/saudi-political-prisoners-launch-hunger-strike
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