DATE  : 19 / 4 / 1997

NO  : 63 / H / 97

Save the Fettered Rights of Man and Citizen in Arabian Peninsula

   The wave of Saudi terrorism and coercion against the citizens particularly the religious scholars, began to increase.

The Regime , apparently, is serious of facing and combating the Religion and its scholars and youths. Also, the Regime follows the sectarian policy in order to separate Islamic and National Union to serve the Regime’s Masters (the enemies of Islam and Muslims).

   Within the framework of its American - Zionist project, the Regime committed a foolery and maltreatment against Islam and Muslims when it detained one of the most prominent scholars in the country.

   In the last week , the members of the General Investigations (Al - Mabahith al-Amma ) detained , at Jeddah International Airport, (Sheikh Zeki AbdullaAbu al-Saud a 27- year- old , from al-Qatif , on his arrival to the country from Iran through Kuwait to make pilgrimage to Mecca  . He was in Qum Hawza (theological school) in Iran to pursu his high studies according to the jurisprudence of Ahllulbait which is forbidden by Saudi Regime which considers Shi'a as blasphemers and their blood is shedding . Also, the Regime combats the other Islamic sects unless they'll be under the supervision of its religious establishment .

   It is worth mentioning , that the Saudi authorities detained during the last days , an excellent religious scholar from Tarout Island, (Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan al-Sunni ) after his return from Qom in Iran, where he was a student in its theological school. The Regime also has confiscated the passports of some scholars because of their travel abroad  to pursue their studies.

It is note worth that the campaigns of arrests and prosecution against the scholars , young  believers and Islamic opposition, began regularly before ten years and increased strongly and widely in the beginning of 1995 . The Regime justified it deeds because of security events which have been taken place in the country. The Regime makes use of that to provoke the public opinion against the oppressed people and the Islamic movements which claim of changing and establishing the Islamic Justice which is lost during the rule of Bani Saud.