Mohammed Abdullah AlHabdan
Mohammed Abdullah AlHabdan
Teacher and professor of jurisprudence, and the imam of the Al-Ezz Bin Abdul Salam Mosque in Riyadh. The victim had received royal orders to stop writing on the social networking site Twitter on September 29, 2011, and wrote a tweet on this incident saying goodbye to his followers, saying: (There is no power but God. Yesterday, I received an official decision from a higher authority prohibiting me from writing about public affairs. I entrust you with God). He was arrested on the same day and a year later charged with several charges, including sympathy with the Muslim Brotherhood, sympathy with detained women who called for their arbitrarily detained husbands, and giving lectures outside Saudi Arabia without permission from the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. Held without charge for nearly a year; denied contact with his family for a year. The victim had received royal orders to stop writing on the social networking site Twitter on September 29, 2011, and wrote a tweet on this incident saying goodbye to his followers, saying: (There is no power but God. Yesterday, I received an official decision from a higher authority prohibiting me from writing about public affairs. I entrust you with God).
He was also arrested after the Maghrib prayer, and his daughter’s wedding was after the evening prayer of the same day !!
Personal information
Name: Mohammed Abdullah AlHabdan
Name in Arabic: محمد عبد الله الهبدان
Date of Birth: 27 May 1905
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Profession: Cleric (Imam)
Place of residence: Riyadh
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:11 September 2017
Manner of arrest: On Monday, September 11, 2017, a Saudi force stormed his home and arrested him in an inappropriate manner, to be taken to an unknown destination, without disclosing the reasons for his arrest.
Where held: Riyadh - A-Ha’ir Prison
Trial information
Alleged crimes: His solidarity with the detainees in Saudi Arabia, and his previous proposal to resolve the issue of prisoners of conscience in 2013. His refusal to attack the Qatari regime. His position on the Arab Spring revolutions.
Victim's charges: The prosecution charged him with several charges, including sympathy with the Muslim Brotherhood, sympathy with detained women who called for their arbitrarily detained husbands, and giving lectures outside Saudi Arabia without permission from the Ministry of Islamic Affairs
Court: Specialised Criminal Court (SCC)
Verdict: The public prosecution has called for a 20-year prison term. Court sessions are ongoing.
Date of verdict: The public prosecution has called for a 20-year prison term. Court sessions are ongoing.
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Denied contact with family , Denied access to a lawyer
Violation details: Unknown
References
Reference 1: None
Reference 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuL4_suH0PI
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/en/prisonersofconscience/mohammed-al-habdan https://mbsmetoo.org/%d8%af-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d8%a8%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%ab%d9%8a%d9%82/
Reference 4: None
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