Mohammed al Barrak
Mohammed al Barrak
Personal information
Name: Mohammed al Barrak
Name in Arabic: محمد البراك
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: Unknown
Profession: Academic , Cleric
Place of residence: Mecca
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:23 September 2017
Manner of arrest: On Saturday 23 September 2017, the Saudi state security forces arrested the victim
Where held: Unknown
Trial information
Alleged crimes: His rejection of directives from the royal court to attack Qatar, as he and those arrested among the scholars during the arrest campaign received calls from the advisor in the royal court, “Saud Al-Qahtani,” close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in addition to the director general of the “Al-Arabiya” channel, the Saudi media, Turki Al-Dakhil They asked them to attack Qatar immediately, so their response was rejection, and one of them said a text: "Tomorrow you reconcile and our face will prevail." His position on the Arab Spring revolutions, and his rejection of the military coup that took place in Egypt, as he was among the thinkers who issued a statement rejecting any military coup. His solidarity with Salman Al-Awda and the detained scholars in Saudi Arabia.The desire of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that there is no internal opposition to him.
Victim's charges: Unknown
Court: --
Verdict: Unknown
Date of verdict: Unknown
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Denied access to a lawyer
Violation details: Unknown
References
Reference 1: https://mbsmetoo.org/%d8%af-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d8%a8%d9%86-%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%83-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%ab%d9%8a%d9%82/
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/mohammed-al-barrak
Reference 4: None
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