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Abdul Majeed Al-Arkani
Cleric
detainee
Date of Birth
City Of Birth
Gender
Male
Nationality
Education
About The Detainee
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2020-02-10
City Of Internment:
Reason
Communicating with the Turkish politician Yasin Aktay after the Muslim World League conference in Saudi Arabia
Method
Practices And Violations
- Arbitrary detention
- Severe beating during interrogation
- Solitary confinement
- Trial lacking the most basic standards of justice
- Denied the right to appoint a lawyer
The Human Dimension In His Detention
Prison
Sho'ar Prison
Trial and legal proceedings
He was sentenced to five years in prison, but the sentence was later reduced to two and a half years. However, as his previous sentence neared completion, the Court of Appeal increased the sentence to ten years.
Arrest