Dr. Nasser Al-Omar
detainee
About The Detainee
A thinker and researcher in Sharia Law; he has human rights activities and has dozens of books, research papers and articles on various legal and educational aspects; he supervises many websites. He is among the scholars who were imprisoned in 1990 for demanding some rights. Nasser al-Omar is considered one of the influential Al-Sahwa (Awakening) generation who have a broad following and have a significant impact on large segments of society. He is among those who handed a reform document to King Abdullah. Six years after the incident, al-Omar reported that one of the staff at the King’s Palace had said at the time that the King has not and will not look at the document.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Time Line For Arrest
First secret trial hearing
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with four years suspended
His sentence was increased to 30 years
Arrested