DATE  : 06 / 03  / 1999

NO  : 81 / H / 99

 

Arresting a Religious Scholar in front of a Mosque in Ihsaa

 

The Saudi Regime disregarded again the sacredness of scholarship and scholars paying no attention to the principles and values of Islam or to the positive laws which base on justice, equality and the freedom of religion and faith. It never mind of protests , statements or reports that cover up its black record concerned of human rights violations. The Saudi regime accused anyone , who tries to show the facts or recovers the violations and crimes , as hostile.

 

The Saudi regime is unable to maintain these cases by proof and the most witness on his lying and cheating was the ban on access of journalists and human rights organizations to visit the country to observe the situation closely.

 

On 02 / 03 / 1999 the  members of al-Mabahith al-`Amma (General Investigations) in al-Mubarraz town of Ihsaa arrested Sheikh Habeeb Ahmad al-Ahmad , aged 32 , from Ihsaa on his leaving the big mosque of al-Mubarraz city .

 

According to the reliable sources of the (CDHRAP) the Regime didn't inform his family with the reasons of his detention and then he was deported immediately to the headquarter of al- Mabahith in Dammam City .

 

It is worth mentioning that Sheikh Ahmad was a religious scholar returned recently from abroad where he was pursuing his religious teaching according to the Shi'i Sect .

 

It is note worth that the Saudi regime combats all the religious activities and rites of Shi'a minority and it punishes with imprisonment, torture , pressure and severe restrictions to put an end to the activities of scholars, educated and other adherents of Shi'a minority .

 

The Saudi prisons and jails still including scores of scholars and citizens whom some of them spent many years because of religious persecution and sectarian discrimination which are practiced by the Regime.

Among those scholars and citizens are:

1 . Sheikh Abdul Jalil Abdullah al-Samin , aged 33, from Ihsaa.

2 . Sheikh Sa`id Hassan al-Bahhar , aged 28 , from Taraut Island of Qotif.

3 . Sheikh Habbeeb Abdul Ali Hamada, aged 30 , from Qatif .

4 . Sheikh Hassan Ali al-Mutawwa , aged 28 , from Tarout , Qatif .

5 . Sheikh Abdul Latif Mohammad Ali , aged 38 , from al-Dammam .

6 . Sheikh Mahir Abdullah al-Bahrani , aged 28 , from al-Hasa .

7 . Sheikh Ali Abdullah Abu-Taki , aged 31 , from al-Qatif .

8 . Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Khozeir, aged 27 , from al-Qatif .

9 . Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Ramadhan, aged 27 , from Jaroodiyah village , al- Qatif.