Ahmad Al Hossan arrested as a minor, denied due process guarantees and sentenced to 44 years in prison following unfair trial
Timeline
May 2, 2019: UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issues Opinion No. 22/2019 calling on the authorities to immediately release Al Hossan and accord him an enforceable right to compensation.
November 1, 2018: MENA Rights Group submits case to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
October 20, 2014: First and only trial session held before the Specialised Criminal Court. Al Hossan is sentenced to 44 years in prison.
February 2004: Al Hossan is transferred to Al Ha’ir Prison in Riyadh.
June 16, 2003: Al Hossan arrested from Hadibyah Mosque on Old Mecca Jeddah Road by the Mabahith Security Forces and taken to the Mabahith Prison in Mecca.