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Naif Al-Sahafi
Cleric
detainee
Date of Birth
1983
City Of Birth
Jeddah
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi Arabian
Education
Bacherlors, Islamic Law
About The Detainee
[He is] an Islamic advocate with a wide influence on young people, who became famous as a result of his largely attended lectures held by the youth, [further to this] he also has a YouTube channel with over 46 million subscribers. He is an active contributor with the Office for [Islamic] Advocacy in Jeddah, and has further contributions with the associations that are concerned with ideological security. He has been banned from travelling since 2016
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2017-09-23
City Of Internment:
Reason
[arrested] as part of a campaign of arrests targeted at social influencers in 2017
Method
Unknown
Practices And Violations
- Solitary confinement and blocking of communications with family
- Denial of counsel
- Arbitrary detention without [valid] legal reason
The Human Dimension In His Detention
Complete lack of any news about him, even among his family
Prison
Unknown
Trial and legal proceedings
Several secret arbitrary trials were held for him without his knowledge, even sentencing him to ten years imprisonment without any information as to the accusations levelled against him
Time Line For Arrest
2017-09-11
Arrested
2020-10-01
The Specialised Criminal Court handed the prisoner Naif Al-Sahafi a sentence of ten years’ incarceration
A series of hearings were held at the Specialised Criminal Court; the number and dates of which remain unknown