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Dr Muhammad AbdulAziz al-Khudeiri
Academic
detainee
Date of Birth
1965
City Of Birth
Riyadh
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
PhD
About The Detainee
Academic, researcher and professor of Qur’anic studies at King Saud University; he is the Chairman of the Institutes Centre for Consulting, and he supervises an Islamic studies and research website.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2017-09-11
City Of Internment:
Riyadh
Reason
Within the campaign that targeted influencers and community activists
Method
His house was raided and he was arrested from there
Practices And Violations
He was not arrested by judicial order; he was not allowed to appoint a lawyer and was subjected to solitary confinement; he was not allowed to communicate with his family for nearly a year
The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
Al-ha’ir
Trial and legal proceedings
Prosecution charged him with several charges, including overstepping authority, and delivering a Friday sermon in Qatar. His first court hearing was held a year after his arrest.
Time Line For Arrest
2018-09-05
First trial hearing held in secret after the Public Prosecution charged him with a number of exaggerated charges, such as overstepping authority
2019-02-12
A second hearing was held and no judgment was issued against him; no hearings were held thereafter
Arrested