Senhat al-Otaibi
Senhat al-Otaibi
Business and Leadership Trainer, Economist, Riyadh Newspaper Columnist, Department head at King Saud University arbitrarily arrested and held for 36 months before being released without charges
Personal information
Name: Senhat al-Otaibi
Name in Arabic: صنهات بدر العتيبي
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: Unknown
Profession: Business person
Place of residence: Riyadh
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:25 September 2017
Manner of arrest: Arrested from his home
Where held: Unknown
Trial information
Alleged crimes: known for criticizing government bodies and economic policies in class and in his columns and writings. Has also written pro-palestinian articles and condemn those who write favourably about any dealings with Israel
Victim's charges: Unknown
Court: Unknown
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: No information
References
Reference 1: https://mbsmetoo.org/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%ac-%d9%85%d8%a4%d9%82%d8%aa%d9%8b%d8%a7-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%83%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%84-%d8%b5%d9%86/
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/senhat-al-otaibi
Reference 4: None
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