AhlulBayt News Agency

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13 January 2014

6:32:00 PM
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Saudi court sentences Shiites to 10-5 years in prison for posting comments on Facebook

The court convicted them for posting comments on Facebook supporting the anti-government protests in the eastern province and the release of the Shiite cleric Sheikh "Tawfiq al-'Amer".

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - On 11 January 2014, the Riyadh’s Specialized Criminal Court handed out sentences the citizen "Abdul Hameed al-'Amer" from Ahsa city, to 6 years in prison; and the citizen Salih al-Shaye', from Ahsa city, to 5 years in prison.

The court convicted them for posting comments on Facebook supporting the anti-government protests in the eastern province and the release of the Shiite cleric Sheikh "Tawfiq al-'Amer".

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