9 January 2011 - 20:30

On 7 January 2011 , the court of al Qatif in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia convicted the Shia citizen, Muhssin Ali al-Oqeili, .......

Saudi Arabia (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - On 7 January 2011 , the court of al Qatif in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia convicted the Shia citizen, Muhssin Ali al-Oqeili, (28  years , private employee , from al-Mahdoud district of Tarout in Qatif city) and sentenced him to three months in prison , under a charge of holding a banner in support of Hizbullah of Lebanon on the windows of his car.

Al-Oqeili in last August put a banner in support of Hizbullah of Lebanon during the celebration of Imam Mahdi birthday . The court considered the banner as a sectarian sign .

Al-Oqeili may file an appeal against the sentence according to the court procedures .

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