Saudi businessman sentenced to death for refusing to comply with the authorities
Timeline
December 18, 2023: MENA Rights Group submits a request for opinion to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
March 15, 2023: Al-Faraj’s lawyer files for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
January 31, 2023: The Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal upholds the death sentence of al-Faraj.
November 2, 2022: Al-Faraj is sentenced to death by the Specialised Criminal Court.
End of June 2021: Al-Faraj is brought for the first time before a judge and prosecutor, who inform him of the charges against him.
December 2, 2019: Al-Faraj is brutally arrested by an armed squad and taken to the General Prison in Dammam. He is immediately placed in solitary confinement and is prevented from communicating with his family until August 8, 2021.
Beginning of November 2019: Al-Faraj meets with a Lieutenant from the Mabahith who asks him to take part in an intelligence mission, which al-Faraj refuses.
2011-2012: Al-Faraj takes part in the demonstrations happening in the al-Qatif region, protesting against the treatment of the Shi’a minority.
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