Suleiman al-Daweish
Suleiman al-Daweish
Personal information
Name: Suleiman al-Daweish
Name in Arabic: سليمان الدرويش
Date of Birth: Unknown
Gender: Male
Marital status: --
Profession: Cleric
Place of residence: Unknown
Arrest and jail information
Date of arrest:22 April 2016
Manner of arrest: He was arrested posting tweets in which he seemed to criticise King Salman for giving his son Mohammad bin Salman so much power, by making him his own deputy as Prime Minister and appointing him as Crown Prince and Defence Minister. Mohammed bin Salman had al-Dowaish arrested by forces of the Ministry of Defence and Aviation, of which he was the minister. Later, after ousting his cousin and taking control of the Ministry of Interior and its facilities, he had al-Dowaish moved into the Mabahith (secret police) prison system. It was not long before al-Dowaish disappeared from sight, and nothing further has been heard of him, or about his health or whereabout
Where held: Unknown
Trial information
Alleged crimes: Unknown
Victim's charges: Unknown
Court: --
Verdict: Unknown
Date of verdict: Unknown
Updates on trial: Unknown
Previous arrests:
Human Rights Violations
Violations: Arbitrary arrest/ detention , Enforced disappearance , Denied contact with family , Denied access to a lawyer , Torture and ill-treatment
Violation details: in September 2020 news confirmed that he was subjected to brutal torture and maltreatment.
References
Reference 1: None
Reference 2: None
Reference 3: https://alqst.org/prisonersofconscience/suleiman-al-daweish
Reference 4: None
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