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Adel Ali Al-Ghamdi
detainee
Date of Birth
Unknown exactly (at the time of his arrest, he was approximately 20 years old)
City Of Birth
Khamis Mushait
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
Secondary
About The Detainee
Detainee Adel Ali Al-Ghamdi, son of the detainee Aida Ali Al-Ghamdi, who is the mother of the opponent of the Saudi regime, Abdullah Ali Al-Ghamdi ( he lives in Britain) He was severely tortured until he accused his mother of having activities with her son Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, who opposes the Saudi regime
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2018-03-26
City Of Internment:
Jeddah
Reason
To confront his detained mother, Aida Al-Ghamdi, at the time she received a money transfer from her son, who opposes the Saudi regime, Abdullah Ali Al-Ghamdi, who resides in Britain
Method
He was arrested with his mother, Aida Al-Ghamdi, while he was driving
Practices And Violations
1. An arrest without showing an arrest warrant
2 . He was arrested by civilians
3. The news of his arrest was hidden for more than 3 days
4. Siblings were threatened that should they contact with his dissident brother Abdullah who is living in Britain, his mother would be killed
5. Solitary confinement for more than 3 months
6. Severe beatings, extinguishing cigarette butts, and indoctrinating him into confessions incriminating his mother, Aida Al-Ghamdi, who was detained with him
7. Moving him between Dhahban prison in Jeddah and Riyadh without notifying his relatives
8. The use of excessive force by beating and threatening her son, Adel Ali Al-Ghamdi, who is detained with her, to add charges against his mother
9. Torturing her in front of her detained son Adel, and vice versa
The Human Dimension In His Detention
The arrest of an young man in university with his mother to pressure her son - who opposes the Saudi regime - to remain silent
Prison
Dhahban Jeddah, then moved to Dammam Political Prison
Trial and legal proceedings
Show trials completely lacking in fairness, independence and transparency
Time Line For Arrest
2018-03-26
