The Extradition of Hani al-Sayegh is an Affront to America

The decision of deporting the national Hani Abdul Rahiem al-Sayegh , who was forcibly returned home last Monday by the US authorities, is considered as a reveal of the truth which the US authorities hides behind it through raising the slogan of defending the human rights , the justice and the democracy.

The US government works for the behalf of its interests and the issue of human rights used as a false slogan with the aim of achieving another purposes.

The American government overlooked all the international laws and norms which one of these laws confirms, “No State Party shall expel, return or extradite a person to another state where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture”. (Article 3 of the CAT).

The Saudi promise of protecting Hani al-Sayegh from torture which came through the statement of the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to USA, (Bander bin Sultan) is a false statement because the Saudi regime has stated many times that it didn’t use torture against the prisoners while the victims of torture were numerous and some of them died in custody with no reasons of their detention, as the citizens (Saud Hammad, Ahmad Mahdi Khamis , Zahra al-Naser, Maithem al-Baher, Mohammad al-Hayek, Abdullah al-Hudheyf , Ahmad al-Mulablab) and others who are considered as prosecution witness of using torture by the Saudi regime against the prisoners without paying any attention to the international treaties or laws.

The Saudi promise should be not as legal justification for US authorities to deport Hani al-Sayegh and our people will not forgive this unjust measure by the Us authorities in spite of its justifications.

Under what legal excuse does the US authorities deport al-Sayegh while he was innocent according to the lack of evidence during his trial in USA or in Canada , and according to the American weekly magazine (Newsweek) which stated in its issue on 07/04/1997 that there were no sufficient evidence with USA and Canada to convict al-Sayegh. It referred also to false reports submitted by Saudi authorities mentioned confessions (taken under torture) of some detainees in Saudi prisons against al-Sayegh.

We condemn that unjust measure of US government which we consider it as a collusion between USA and Saudi regime and it may result increase of victims in Saudi prisons according to the Minister of Interior, Naif bin `Abdul-`Aziz , who has recently stated that there were some suspiciouses involved in connection with the bombing of a US military complex al-Khobar.

In order to hide their failure to discover the real executors of the bombing , the US authorities and the Saudi regime try to accuse al-Sayegh and those innocent citizens.

We refuse that our natives be sacrifices for plots of Americans and Saudis who want to close al-Khobar file at the expense of some citizens’ lives who have no sin except their refuse for the oppression of the Regime and its human rights abuses.

We warn others of (the Charge of Terrorism) which is used by the Regime against the opponents because the continuation on this policy will spread the confusion and will choke the freedom of speech and view.

We are sure that the Regime will succeed to find thousand of proofs and offenders in that case if it uses the torture and the criminal means of coercion as they have previously used with sixteen Kuwaiti pilgrims in 1989 accused them of an attempt of explosion in Mecca, and used with the citizen Sadiq Abdul Kareem Mallalah when he was accused of insulting of Allah , the prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) and the Holy Koran , then he was beheaded in 1992. Also the citizens Abdul Aziz al-Ma`them, Khalid al-Sa`id, Reyadh al-Hajiri and Moslih al-Shimrani , who were accused of the accident of Alya bombing in Reyadh in 1995.

The safety of Hani al-Sayegh and the others who are still behind bars, is subjected to serious efforts and suitable measures of human rights organizations all over the world and the Islamic and political personalities and centers which have effect on the Islamic and international levels.

We also call upon setting up an international independent committee to observe the trial of Hani al-Sayegh and other citizens who may be inserted in this case to guarantee a fair trial for them.

We call upon them to exert pressure on Saudi regime to allow lawyers to defend them because the Saudi judiciary is unfair and dependent on the political authorities.