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Essam al-Zamil

Businessman / Economist

detainee

Date of Birth
1979
City Of Birth
Dammam
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, USA

About The Detainee

Software Engineer at Aramco Founder and CEO of Rmal Information Technology Priminent Saudi blogger and economist; a writer for the US newspaper The Monitor, and for Makkah and Al-Youm Saudi newspapers. He won the Prince Salman Award for Young Businessmen in 2009 and the State Graduates Award for Achievement 2014. He was ranked by Force magazine as the most influential Saudi person.

Arrest And Human Rights Violations

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Date Of Arrest:
2017-09-12
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City Of Internment:
Riyadh
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Reason
As an economic analyst interested in his homeland and in expressing his opinion, Essam warned against selling Aramco. After analysing the numbers, statistics and statements issued by the government, he said, speaking about the sale of Aramco: “Away from the pleasantries and vague talk, if this happens, it means that everything will be sold, even underground oil. The oil is owned by the people. A decision like this should not happen without the consent of everyone.” He was arrested for tweeting this.
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Method
He was arrested at the airport in September 2017 while he was returning from an economy conference in the US as part of a campaign that targeted all influencers and opinion-makers in the country
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Practices And Violations
- He was not permitted to appoint a lawyer - His trial was constantly deferred and postponed - He was subjected to solitary confinement and was denied contact with his family
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The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
Al-Ha’ir Prison in Riyadh
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Trial and legal proceedings
The Public Prosecution charged him with communicating with Qatar and belonging to a terrorist organisation. The first trial hearing held for him was a year after he was first charged. After it, no further hearing took place to date.

Time Line For Arrest

2017-09-12

Arrested

2017-11-29

Public Prosecution charged him with communicating with Qatar and belonging to a terrorist organisation

2018-10-13

First secret court hearing

2019-02-10

Transferred to solitary confinement, 1.5. years following his arrest

2020-01-01

He underwent a secret trial and was sentenced to 15 years in prison

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Lawyer
6502 Days
47
Saudi Media activist

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Journalist
1695 Days
47
Unknown

Known as Abu Muhammad Al-Banakhi

Academic
2626 Days
47
Imam and preacher in the mosque of the mother of the believers Khadija bint Khuwaylid

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Imam
1600 Days
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Professor at the Institute of Higher Justice at Imam Muhammad Bin Saud University

Dr. Yousef Ahmad Al-Qasim

Academic
2628 Days
69
Presenter on many Saudi Arabian [Television] Channels

Marwan Ali Naji Al-Muraisi

Journalist
2182 Days
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Dr. Abdullah Basfar

Cleric
1554 Days
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A writer, journalist and novelist.

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writer
1695 Days
47
Director of program management at the Kafy Association

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Cleric
2616 Days
69
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Dr. Abdul Latif Ibrahim Al-Husayn

Academic
2604 Days
47
He worked in the military sector until 2002

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Human Rights Activist
2324 Days
69
Writer and journalist

Khalid Al-Alkami

Journalist
2627 Days
69
Unknown

Al-Abbas Hassan Al-Maliki

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University Professor

Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid

Human Rights Activist
4275 Days
47
Lecturer in a number of Arab universities

Dr Usama Al-Hasani

Academic
1368 Days
69
Professor in the Department of Sharia at King Abdulaziz University

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Academic
2396 Days
69
Unknown

Naeema Al-Matroud

Human Rights Activist
3136 Days
69
A professor at the university of Muhammed bin Saud

Dr Saud bin Abdullah bin Muhammed Al-Finaisan

Academic
1726 Days
103
Newspaper editor of the Saudi newspaper al-Watan

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Journalist
2518 Days
47
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Human Rights Activist
4376 Days
47
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2625 Days
47
Teacher

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Human Rights Activist
5011 Days
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Human Rights Activist
2343 Days
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1604 Days
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Doctor

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Academic
2058 Days
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Human Rights Activist
2305 Days
47
Professor at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University

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Academic
2850 Days
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Social Activist
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Associate Professor at Qassim University

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Academic
1695 Days
69
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Human Rights Activist
3478 Days
69
Ancient history co-professor

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Academic
2349 Days
69
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Academic
2622 Days
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Journalist
2627 Days
69
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Academic
2615 Days
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Former professor at King Saud University before he was dismissed from his official job in 1992 for his political views and his participation in preparing the advice memorandum, after which he worked as a lawyer

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Academic
2222 Days
69
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Academic
2262 Days
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