Saudi reformists jailed for sedition
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced three prominent reform activists to jail terms ranging from six to nine years.
Published On 15 May 2005
Lawyers and relatives said on Sunday that Ali al-Dimaini was sentenced to nine years, Abd Allah al-Hamed to seven years and Matruk al-Falih to six years.
The three were convicted of “stirring up sedition and disobeying the ruler,” Dimaini’s wife, Fawzia al-Uyuni, said.
The three men were arrested in March 2004 after signing petitions calling for Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy to move to a constitutional model and speed up political reforms.
Source: News Agencies