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Mohammad Nasser Al-Ghamdi
تربوي
detainee
Date of Birth
24-09-1968
City Of Birth
Jeddah
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
About The Detainee
A retired teacher, who is the brother of the Saudi dissident Dr. Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2022-06-11
City Of Internment:
Makkah
Reason
Due to five tweets criticizing the increase in taxes in Saudi Arabia and for following YouTube channels considered oppositional by the regime.
Method
Arrested from his home in Mecca
Practices And Violations
He suffers from several chronic illnesses, including a mental health condition, and is also elderly.
The Human Dimension In His Detention
Prison
In Dhahban Prison in Jeddah
Trial and legal proceedings
He was charged with undermining security and destabilizing society due to five tweets from an anonymous account criticizing rising unemployment and taxes, and his defense of prisoners of conscience during the investigation, as well as following accounts on YouTube and Twitter that the prosecution claims oppose the government. Despite a medical report from the prison hospital diagnosing him with a chronic mental illness, the criminal court rejected the report and sentenced him to death.
Time Line For Arrest
2023-07-10
He was sentenced to death.
Arrested