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- was arrested during the raid
- Such allegations were made against the brother, he has been awarded death sentence
Dubai. A teacher in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for posting controversial posts on social media. Human Rights Watch has given this information. According to HRW, the teacher's name is said to be Asad al-Ghamdi and his age is 47 years. He was arrested in November 2022 during a night raid at his home in the Saudi city of Jeddah.The New York-based rights group said he was convicted on May 29 by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court, set up in 2008 to prosecute people accused of terrorism.
Why was the punishment given?
Giving information in this case, HRW said, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges related to peaceful social media activity. This is another action on freedom of expression. Let us tell you that court documents revealed that Assad was accused of challenging the actions of the King and Crown Prince and spreading false, malicious news. HRW has shared this information.
Criticism about the project in the post
According to HRW, the posts used as evidence against him criticized projects related to the Vision 2030 reform agenda. One post mourned prominent Saudi human rights leader Abdullah al-Hamed, who died in prison after being convicted of activism-related charges.Let us tell you that before Ghamdi, his brother Mohammad has also been accused of similar charges. Ghamdi had condemned alleged corruption and human rights violations on social media. Mohammad was sentenced to death last year on the basis of his social media activity.
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