An arrest of Shi'a citizen for sectarian reasons

November 3, 2007

In the November 1 the Saudi authorities in Al-Ahsa arrested the citizen (Mustafa Hassan al-Ali, aged 34) from the village of Rumaila , a government employee, on charges of participating in a religious congregation in a Hussainiya in the village  .

It is noteworthy that the Saudi authorities are still in the process of launching a campaign of arrests against Shi'a citizens in Al-Ahsa initiated several months ago for sectarian reasons.