Date: 01/03/2000

No: 90/H/2000

The Saudi Regime and Human Rights Through the Fact and Deception

 

On  25/02/2000  the Saudi regime hold a Seminar under the title “The Human Rights in Islam” at the (Islamic Cultural Center) by the Saudi ambassador to Italy (Mohammad bin Nawwaf bin Abdul Aziz).

The Saudi press described the Seminar as an international one and invited many international bodies. The eye-catching in this case is holding a seminar about human rights by Saudi regime while it has a black record in the field of human rights and it is considered one of the most regimes in the world which violating the international   and Islamic standards of human rights.

Does the Saudi regime want to send a message to whom will be concern that it is interested of Islam and its principles and: “Islam pays much attention towards the human rights and human dignity and preserves them”?

Could the Regime through that seminar change the black reality that shows its failure in the field of human rights?

It is note worth that this seminar was held while the reports of international organizations come successively confirming the Saudi regime’s violations against human rights.

How could  the Saudi natives and the world satisfy the claim of the Regime that it applies the Shari`a and preserves the human rights and human dignity while it disregards Islam and scorns the feelings of Muslims through imposing stringent measures and harassment on Islamic scholars , youths and preventing them to perform their Islamic duties. Moreover, it holds them in prisons solely they propagated the virtue and prevented the vice.

The illegal bases of the Regime have rested since the day when the inhumed (Abdul Aziz bin Saud) had established his state in Arabian Peninsula on the skulls of people and repressing the human freedom, killing and capturing them, plundering their dignity and sense of honor.

The history had taken record of embarrassed faces of oppression and tyranny and committing hideous massacres against people in the claim of uniting the country and spreading the belief of monotheism.

Ahmad Abdul Ghafoor Attar (one of the Regim’s followers and the opportunist writers ) has stated in his book “Saqor al- Jazeerah” a terrible facts about the Saudi permeation for Ta`if City in Safar 1342 H. He stated “The Saudi Army came to 50,000 soldiers and frightened the nice country with artillery fire. The old houses tumbled, the crying of children, the lamenting of women  the weeping of men on their relatives became loud. They haven’t witnessed the war before , they are witnessed it and its wild and primitivism acts now.”

The writer added , “the people looked through the holes of their homes and saw the Bedouins and savages were full of the plains and their swords were hanging as they were shaking from drinking the blood.” He added. “The Bedouins who had requites , found the opportunity to revenge, for that they marched towards the homes , raided them and brought utter killing upon people and molested their women and girls.

After beheading them, they put their necks under the taps and tankers, drank their blood , performed the ritual ablution from that water which was mixed with blood and prayed. They did not take out the golden bracelets from the women’s wrists but they cut their wrists and feet, they put them on their wrists and the golden necklaces on their necks in order they did not prevent them of killing and plundering .

By this way the Saudi Religious Sultan (Sultan bin Bejad) entered the country and vacated it from the citizens. He called up them in the gardens of Shabra and its palace.

The women were unveiled for the first time in the country with the men. They spent many days without food and water!”

The inhumed (Abdul Aziz) played on Islam and its concepts, changed the facts and justified the killing of people in the name of Islam and spreading the Islamic belief. These facts were mentioned by one of the Regime’s followers (Hafiz Wahba) who was the first ambassador to London , certified in his book “Fifty years in Arabian Peninsula” a letter was sent by his master “Abdul Aziz” on Safar 22, 1343 after 12 days of occupying the city of  Ta`if  by the Saudi Army, he described its people as “polytheists.” In that letter , Abdul Aziz said, “ Our group occupied al-Ta`if and killed all the polytheists till the day of Saturday when the herald called the people: “He who wants safety and Islam , must surrender and deliver his weapon. After that the people appeared from their places holding their arms and food. Then the Muslims occupied the country and when they refined the country from the polytheists they appointed individuals to collect and count the loots

The notables decided to appoint (Khalid bin Mansour) to run the affairs of the country and to receive the heads of the tribes and others who want to profess Islam and took their arms and money.”

On Safar 29, 1420 H Abdul Aziz occupied al-Ha`il city and committed devious crimes as killing people and molestation  of women. He occupied the city under the pretext of departing the polytheists from the city. Among the victims were:    

1- Fahad Suliman al-Aesa. 2. Fahad al-Abda 3. Salih al-Aed 4. Abdullah al-Aesa al-Sa`idah 5.Hamad al-Ali al-Sa`id 6.Suleiman al-Sa`id 7. Anber al-Anbar 8. Sulenman al-Noudly 9. Mihwil al-Aed al-Zweimit 10.Sha`i al-Malak 11. Abdah al-Fa`iz 12. Da`asan al-Hamazani 13. Saud al-Moteilik 14. Belal al-Marjan (he was set fire with 70 persons) 15. Salih al-Zab`an 16. Mahdi al-Ballal 17. Doeiye`a Abu Shreen 18. Tahir Abu Shreen 19. Mahdi Abu Shreen 20. Salama al-Anbar 21. Nasir al-Anbar 22. Jabir al-Sha`alan 23. Hammad al-Sha`alan 24. Othman al-Mishari 25. Misfir al-Mit`ib. 26. Mindeel al-Mihwis 27. Feheuid al-Muneyi`a 28. Falih al-Hees 29. Aamer al-Koosh 30. Ghanim al-Koosh 31. Morshid al-Moslat 32. Abdul Mohsin al-Shomer 33.Ibraheem al-Oreifi ( He and a hundred and forty-three individuals were killed , their clothes were plundered and then they were set fire.)

Those who had been killed in the massacre of Nasibeyah , but the victims who had been killed in the massacre of  Jathameyah were:

( 1- Ro`af al – Ghilth  2- Faraj al-Saud  3- Sati al-Musei`eed  4- Thari al-Bojeidi  5- Ali al-Ayid  6- Fahad al-So`id  7- Salim al-Talib  8-Fahad al-Hashal  9- Jarwan al-Ahmad  10- Sulieman al-Mahdoos  11-Faraj al-Jeish  12- Ibraheem al-Suheil  13- Ali al-Jum`ah  14 - Ibraheem al-Salhani  15- Khalaf al-Na`eem  16- Abdullah al-Bereek.)

In the battles of al-Jauf, al-Hafer, al-Hijaz and Najid the Saudis had killd more than 400, 000 people , and when Abdul Aziz had occupied al-Hijaz , he killed a lot of scholars and propagandists as:

                1.  Sheikh Abdullah Sardar a 70 - year - old, the judge and the jurist of Mecca city.

                2.  Sheikh Abdullah al-Zawawi (Mufti of Shafism in Mecca)

                3.  Sheikh Yousif al-Zawawi

                4.  Sheikh Omar Ahmad Kamal (a judge and a scholar in Hijaz)

                5.  Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Sheebi and his brother (the gatekeeper of Kaaba)

                6.  Sheikh Ali Saqar

                7.  Sheikh Abdullah Fareed

                8.  Sheikh Abdullah Attar and his brother Ahmad Attar

                9.  Sheikh Abdul Qadir bin Ibraheem Ramel (the mayor of Shamiyah district in Mecca).

              10.                       Sheikh Hassan Makaaw.

              11.                       Sheikh Suleiman Morad (the judge of Ta`if)

              12.                       Sheikh Abdul Lateef al- Skooti.

              13.                       Sheikh Abdul Rahman (the judge of Jaddah)

Some of  the scholars had been detained as (Sheikh Hussain al-Dabbagh, Sheikh Hassan bin Zeid , Sheikh Abdullah bin al-Nafees)

Some of them had fled abroad as (the great jurist Sheikh Habeeallah al-Shankiti “died in Egypt” , Sheikh Zeidan al-Shankiti “died in Yeman” , Sheikh Khozer al-Shankiti , Sayyid Ahmad Saqqaf “died in Jawa , Sheikh Mohammad al-Sharqawi , Sheikh Hussain Saban “died in Egypt” , Sheikh Abdul Aziz Yemai)

In Mohorram 1400 H, a large uprising by Shi`a broke out throughout the Eastern Province against the oppression and persecution but the Saudi Regime faced it fiercely by sending anti-riot forces and national guards through the streets of the city. The forces attempted to stop the demonstration by arresting thousands of demonstrators and killing others, and among the victims were:

1 - Mohommad Kadhem al-Jamee`a (Ihsaa) 2 - Sa`id Aesa Midan (al- Qatif) 3 - Salman Ali al-Rohein (al- Qatif) 4 - mohammad Qanbar al-Qanbar 5 - Basim Hussain al-Sada (al-Qatif) 6 - Ibraheem Rezi al-Khabbaz (al-Qatif) 7 - Malik Abdul Razzaq (Safwa) 8 - Hussain al-Alqam (al-Qatif) 9 - Hussain Ali Suleyel (Tarout) 10 - Ali Ahmad al-Mo`alim (al-Qatif) 11 - Feisal al-Jamid (al-Qatif) 12 - Ali Shamroukh (al-Qatif) 13 - Abdul Wahab Awwad (Safwa) 14 - Sa`id Hassan al-Zahir (Awwamiyah) 15 - Hassan al-Qallaf (Sihat) 16 - Sa`id al-Qassab (Safwa) 17 - Hassan Ali Abdul Kareem Al-Ibraheen 18 - Abdul Kareem Hammad (al-Qatif) 19 - Mekki Ali Nasir al-Dakheel (Safwa)

In  the month of Safar 1408 H, the Saudi regime beheaded four citizens accused them of belonging to one of the Islamic groups and  the charge  of Sabotage and Shaking the security of the country, those citizens are:

                1.  Mohammad Ali al-Qarros (al-Qatif - Tarout).

                2.  Ali Abdullah al-Khatem (al-Qatif - Tarout).

                3.  Azhar Ali al-Hajjaj (al-Qatif - Tarout).

                4.  Khalid Abdul Homeed al-Alaq (al-Qatif - Tarout).

The Regime didn’t deliver their bodies to their families.

In the month of Safar 1409 H, the Saudi regime fabricated the charge of sabotage and possession of explosives in Mecca, for sixteen Kuwaiti pilgrims, then they were beheaded.

On  06/03/1413 H  the Saudi Regime beheaded the citizen Sadiq Abdul Kareem Mallalah from al-Qatif . He was accused of cursing Allah and the prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) and the holy Qur`an.

In 1416 H  the Regime beheaded four citizens because of their connection of Alya bombing in Reyadh , they were:

(Abdul Aziz al-Mo`them, Reyadh al-Hajiri, Khalid al-Sa`id , Moslih al-Shimrani)

The victims of torture and  killing inside the prisons and jails were numerous and they are still as  prosecution witness of using horrible methods of torture by Saudi regime. For examples:

                1.  Abdul Ra`oof al-Khoneizi from al-Qatif. He was arrested in 1964 and after seven years of imprisonment he died inside the prison because of torture.

                2.  Mohammad al-Rabee` from the Eastern Province. He was arrested in 1956 and after several months he died inside the prison because of torture. He infected of tuberculosis and died suspended on a log inside the cell.

                3.  Abdul Wahid Abdul Jabbar from al-Qatif, was arrested in 1970 and  after eleven days of imprisonment , he died because of severe bleeding due to the cruel torture which he was subjected during the period of investigation in the headquarter of al-Mabahith al-`Amma in Jeddah.

                4.  Saud al-Mo`mmar, a pilot lieutenant, was deported to Saudi Arabia by Jordian authorities in 1971. He died after some months of arrest due to cruel torture.

                5.  The major Wasfi al-Maddah from Mekkah al-Mokrramah, was arrested in 1969 and killed inside the prison on 12/09/1970.

                6.  Khalid al-Nazha from Ha`il , was arrested in 1982 after his return from America in order to pursue a bussiness course. He died under the torture in May 1982.

                7.  Abdul Majid al-Shemasi from al-Qatif, was detained in 1969 in the headquarter of al-Mabahith al-`Amma in al-Dammam city. The methods of torture that he was rejected were pulling out of nail fingers, breaking the jaw and spinal column. He left bleeding for three days till death on 21/04/1389 H.

                8.  Saud Hammad from Awamiyah village, was arrested in 1401 and died inside the cell due to the cruel torture.

                9.  Ahmad Mahdi Khamis from al-Qatif , was arrested on  06/12/1416 H and died because of severe torture on 18/12/1416.

              10.                       Zahra` Habib Mansur al-Nasser , a woman  from the village of Awjam , was held on 18/07/ 1995 at the Hudaitha check - point detention center on the Sa`udi Jordanian frontier under the charge of possessing religious books. She died several hours later due to deadly hits by the investigators.

              11.                       Abdullah Abdul Rahman al-Hudayf was arrested in 1995 and died in the custody on 11/08/1995 because of cruel torture.

              12.                       Ahmad bin Ahmad al-Mulablib from Ihsaa , was arrested by the so - called Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV). He died due to the severe torture on the hands of the members of that committee.

              13.                       Maitham Ali al-Bahr from al-Qatif, was arrested in 1996. In November he was transferred to al-Dammam Central Hospital. He died on December 6, 1996 after a heavy suffering of diseases because of cruel torture. His body was delivered to his family in October 1996.

              14.                       Mohammad Ahmad al-Hayek from al-Qatif, was arrested in August 1996, and on 16/06/1998 , his family was only notified of his death and refused permission to collect his body.

The prisons and jails of the Saudi regime are still full of Ulama, preachers, scholars and citizens who have been behind bars for many  years without lawful and legal justifications for that unfair measure. Among them are:

                1.  Sheikh Sa`id bin Mobarak Al- Zu`air , from al-Reyadh, was arrested on Shawwal 4, 1415 H.

                2.  Sheikh Habeeb al-Ahmad from Ihsaa, was arrested on 05/07/1999.

                3.  Sayyid Hassan Mohammad al-Yousif, from Ihsaa, was arrested on 21/05/1999.

                4.  Sheikh Habeeb Ahmad al-Ahmad , from Ihsaa, was arrested on 02/03/1999.

                5.  Sheikh Ali Abdullah Abu - Taki , from al-Qatif, was arrested on 24/04/1996.

                6.  Sheikh Habeeb Abdul Ali Hamada, from al-Qatif, was arrested in August 1996.

                7.  Sheikh Sa`id Hassan al-Bahhar, from Tarout, was arrested in August 1996.

                8.  Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdullah al-Mohammad Ali, from al-Dammam was arrested in July 1997.

                9.  Sheikh Abdul Jaleel Abdullah al-Semin, from Ihsaa, was arrested in August 1996.

              10.                       Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Ramadhon, from al-Qatif, was arrested on 07/08/1996.

              11.                       Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Khozer, from al-Qatif, was arrested in August 1996.

              12.                       Sheikh Yousif al-Jasim from Ihsaa.

The Ulama , the propagandists and scholars, who were released recently and were denied by the Regime of performing their duty to guide people and call them for their  religion , and were prevented of traveling abroad , are:

1.                      Sayyid Hashim Sayyid Mohammod al-Shakhs , 2. Sheikh Hassan Mohammad al-Nimir, 3. Sheikh Abdul Kareem Kadhem al-Hubeil, 4. Sheikh Ja`far al-Mobarak , 5. Sheikh Hassan al-Mutawwa. 6.Sheikh Ghalib Hassan al-Hammad , 7. Sheikh Ibrahim al-Sunni , 8. Sheikh Safar al-Howali , 9. Sheikh Salman al-Awda , 10. Sheikh Suleiman al-Omar, 11. Sheikh Mansour Al-Abbas , 12. Sheikh Zakeriyah al-Quteifi , 13. Sheikh Hilal al-Mo`min  , 14. Sheikh Hassain al-Shaqqaq , 15. Sayyid Abdul Kareem al-Hassan , 16. Sheikh Mohammad Ma`touk al-Sadiq, 17. Sheikh Abdullah al-Attafi, 18. Sheikh Yasin al-Mo`min , 19. Sheikh Mahir Abdullah al-Bahrani, 20. Sheikh Abbas Hassan al-Mazini, 21. Sheikh Hani al-Khatem, 22. Sheikh Zuheir Shamroukh, 23. Sheikh Zeki Abu al-Saud , 24. Sayyid Abdul Hameed al-Hashim, 25. Sayyid Mohammad Reza al-Salman, 26. Sayyid Muneer al-Khabbaz).

We protest the holding of that seminar by the Regime which is absorbed cop - a - pie in the violations of human rights.

We express our resentment towards anyone who supports and stands by the Saudi regime through attendance, participation or preparation for that seminar because it is considered as agreement on the Regime’s crimes and human rights violations against people.

We call upon the Muslims , the human rights organizations and every awakened conscience to show their protest and condemnation for that misled step which aims to hide its abuses and to disavow from the international standards and treaties concerning of human rights.