Saeed bin Farwa Al-Qahtani
Saeed bin Farwa Al-Qahtani
Islamic preacher known for his controversial views. Was initially arrested for insulting an actor and sentenced to 45 days which has since passed and he remains in prison.
Personal information
Name: Saeed bin Farwa Al-Qahtani
Name in Arabic: سعيد بن فروة القحطاني
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Profession: Cleric
Place of residence: Unknown
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:29 September 2017
Manner of arrest: On September 29, 2017, a Saudi force stormed his house and arrested him. The Saudi authorities did not respond to the reasons for his arrest or detention
Where held: Unknown
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: Although the maximum prison sentence issued against the accused was 45 days, he is still in detention since his arrest until now. In May 2017, the court had sentenced (Saeed Al-Qahtani) to 45 days in prison, accused of infidels the artist Nasser Al-Qasabi, and the facts of the case go back to 2015 when the Saudi artist filed a lawsuit against Saeed Al-Qahtani after the appearance of an audio clip in which the latter insulted Al-Qasabi and infidels him during a sermon on Sunday Mosques during the month of Ramadan, and this is before he retracts from the atonement through his account on the social networking site Twitter.
Court: Criminal Court
Verdict: In May 2017, the court had sentenced (Saeed Al-Qahtani) to 45 days in prison, accused of infidels the artist Nasser Al-Qasabi, and the facts of the case go back to 2015 when the Saudi artist filed a lawsuit against Saeed Al-Qahtani after the appearance of an audio clip in which the latter insulted Al-Qasabi and infidels him during a sermon on Sunday Mosques during the month of Ramadan, and this is before he retracts from the atonement through his account on the social networking site Twitter.
Date of verdict: In May 2017, the court had sentenced (Saeed Al-Qahtani) to 45 days in prison, accused of infidels the artist Nasser Al-Qasabi, and the facts of the case go back to 2015 when the Saudi artist filed a lawsuit against Saeed Al-Qahtani after the appearance of an audio clip in which the latter insulted Al-Qasabi and infidels him during a sermon on Sunday Mosques during the month of Ramadan, and this is before he retracts from the atonement through his account on the social networking site Twitter.
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention
Violation details: Although the maximum prison sentence issued against the accused was 45 days, he is still in detention since his arrest until now.
References
Reference 1: None
Reference 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvCcurqi93k
Reference 3: https://mbsmetoo.org/%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d8%ac%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d9%86%d9%82%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%ad%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a9/
Reference 4: None
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