Abdelnasser al-Huwaiti, member of Saudi tribe displaced by NEOM, sentenced to 27 years in prison
Timeline
March 16, 2023: MENA Rights Group and ALQST for Human Rights request the urgent intervention of several UN Special Procedures mandate holders.
July 2021: Al-Huwaiti has his first hearing before the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC). After five hearings, he is sentenced to 27 years in prison.
November 2020: Al-Huwaiti is transferred to a SSP-run prison in Jeddah. He is held in solitary for 4 months and coerced into confession through torture.
October 18, 2020: Abdenasser al-Huwaiti is arrested and held in Tibuk prison.
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