Al-'Mabaheth Al-'Amma Arrested Shi'a Citizen for Participating in Religious Activity

 November 19, 2007

On 18 November  Al-'Mabaheth al-'Amma of Al-Ahsa arrested the citizen (Sayyed Yousif Kadom al-Ali, 28 years, governmental emplyee) from the village of Rumaila in Al-Ahsa due to participating in religious activity in one of the religious halls in the village .

This arrest is among a campaign launched against Shi'a citizens in the Eastern Province to harass them  .