Egyptian national, Mohamed Kamel, to be executed in Saudi Arabia
Name(s):
Mohamed Kamel Salah Kamel
Status:
In detention (sentenced to death)
Year of birth:
1988
Profession:
Carpenter
Nationality:
Egyptian
Date of arrest:
Mohamed Kamel Salah Kamel, is an Egyptian national who lived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and worked as a carpenter. On April 5, 2014, Kamel was arrested at a hotel, and narcotic pills were found with him. He was abducted and placed in Duba Police Station, and later transferred to Tabuk General Prison, where he is still being held and faces the death penalty.
Mohamed Kamel Salah Kamel is an Egyptian national who was working as a carpenter and living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
On April 5, 2014 Kamel was apprehended and abducted by individuals in civilian clothing at a hotel in the city of Duba. Immediately upon arrest, he was placed in the Duba Police Station and later transferred to Tabuk General Prison. Upon his arrest, he was found with a quantity of narcotics. Kamel claims that he was unaware of these pills and that he was instructed by an individual in Egypt to receive bags of clothing and transport them to Jeddah.
He was charged by the Public Prosecution Office with the import and receipt of narcotics. On August 10, 2017, Kamel was sentenced to the death penalty by the Criminal Court of first instance in Tabuk under article 37 (1) of the Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law. The sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court at an unknown date. He is now awaiting execution.
Throughout Kamel’s detention in both facilities, he was subjected to acts of torture and beatings with the aim of forcing him to sign confessions regarding his involvement with drugs. The torture he endured resulted in him developing diabetes. He was also prevented from communicating with his family from the arrest until the beginning of his trial before the Criminal Court in Tabuk.
On April 25, 2025, MENA Rights Group, Middle East Democracy Center, Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, ALQST for human rights, and European Saudi organisation for Human Rights submit a Request for Opinion to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
| Name(s): |
Mohamed Kamel Salah Kamel
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| Status: |
In detention (sentenced to death)
|
| Year of birth: |
1988
|
| Profession: |
Carpenter
|
| Nationality: |
Egyptian
|
| Date of arrest: |
|
Mohamed Kamel Salah Kamel is an Egyptian national who was working as a carpenter and living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
On April 5, 2014 Kamel was apprehended and abducted by individuals in civilian clothing at a hotel in the city of Duba. Immediately upon arrest, he was placed in the Duba Police Station and later transferred to Tabuk General Prison. Upon his arrest, he was found with a quantity of narcotics. Kamel claims that he was unaware of these pills and that he was instructed by an individual in Egypt to receive bags of clothing and transport them to Jeddah.
He was charged by the Public Prosecution Office with the import and receipt of narcotics. On August 10, 2017, Kamel was sentenced to the death penalty by the Criminal Court of first instance in Tabuk under article 37 (1) of the Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law. The sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court at an unknown date. He is now awaiting execution.
Throughout Kamel’s detention in both facilities, he was subjected to acts of torture and beatings with the aim of forcing him to sign confessions regarding his involvement with drugs. The torture he endured resulted in him developing diabetes. He was also prevented from communicating with his family from the arrest until the beginning of his trial before the Criminal Court in Tabuk.
On April 25, 2025, MENA Rights Group, Middle East Democracy Center, Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, ALQST for human rights, and European Saudi organisation for Human Rights submit a Request for Opinion to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
