Dr Walid Ahmed Fatihi
Released
About The Detainee
Academic, physician, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology. He gave many lectures and television programs and has a distinguished media and social presence. He began his career as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and as a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Harvard Medical School's Joslin Global Diabetes Center until 2002. Walid’s career turned into academia where he gave many lectures at many US medical seminars, conferences and medical training courses; he has many medical articles published in many well-known Arab newspapers. By 2006, Walid and his family had opened the International Medical Center Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in cooperation with the American Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Time Line For Arrest
His family submitted a report to the US embassy about his disappearance and the circumstances of his arrest
The Specialised Criminal Court sentenced him to 3.5 years imprisonment
He was released without reasons for his arrest or his release, even though his sentence had not expired. Many sources suggest that it was under US pressure
He was arrested