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Saad Allah Al-Hawali
detainee
Date of Birth
1962
City Of Birth
Al Baha
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences
About The Detainee
He is the brother of Dr. Safar Al-Hawali and has no notable activities. He was persecuted solely because of his connection to Dr. Safar Al-Hawali.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2018-07-13
City Of Internment:
Riyadh
Reason
He is the brother of Dr. Safar Al-Hawali and falls within the scope of suspicion by Saudi authorities regarding the possibility of his knowledge about the leak of an electronic copy of the book *
Method
A masked security force surrounded his house in Riyadh, stormed it, and arrested him
Practices And Violations
He and his family were terrorized during the arrest. He was taken to an unknown location and denied the right to contact his family or appoint a lawyer
The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
Trial and legal proceedings
He was initially sentenced to 4 years in prison, but the Court of Appeals later increased the sentence to 14 years
Time Line For Arrest
2023-01-16
It was revealed that his sentence was increased from 4 years to 14 years by the Court of Appeals
ِArrested