Saudi Arabia says 17 detained in sweeping crackdown

in #news6 years ago

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Saudi Arabia on Saturday stated it detained 17 people for “undermining” the kingdom's protection, in what campaigners have dubbed a sweeping crackdown against activists simply weeks before a ban on women riding ends.

Rights companies in advance mentioned arrests of as a minimum eleven human beings closing month, typically diagnosed as girls campaigners for the right to power and to stop the conservative Islamic united states's male guardianship device.

without naming all of us, the general public prosecutor's office said the number of detainees stood at 17, adding that eight of them had been “temporarily released” until the research is completed.

nine suspects, which include 4 ladies, continue to be in custody after they “confessed” to a slew of expenses consisting of suspicious touch with “adversarial” companies and recruiting human beings in sensitive government positions, it stated in a declaration launched by way of the Saudi Press employer.

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Saudi Arabia truly is the golden standard for repressive theocracy.

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