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Mustafa Hashem Al Darwish
ِExecuted
Date of Birth
1998
City Of Birth
Qatif
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
About The Detainee
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2015-05-15
City Of Internment:
Qatif
Reason
He was arrested on charges related to his participation in protests, many of which date back to when he was 17 years old
Method
Practices And Violations
He was placed in solitary confinement and subjected to torture, causing him to lose consciousness several times. To stop the torture, he confessed to the charges against him. He was executed in 2021 for activities related to offenses committed when he was under 17.
The Human Dimension In His Detention
He was arrested as a minor
Prison
Dammam Prison
Trial and legal proceedings
In his trial, Mustafa told the court that he had been tortured to extract confessions. The court was aware that Mustafa was a child at the time many of the alleged crimes were committed. Despite these clear violations of local and international law, he was sentenced to death.