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Saudi court convicts 330 on terrorism charges

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] A court in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday convicted 330 people on terrorism-related charges, according to a report by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution brought charges including belonging to a terrorist group, conspiracy to cause mayhem and insecurity, financing terrorism, and treason against people accused of conducting, financing and assisting a series of al Qaeda-linked attacks in 2003. The Special Penal Court sentenced one defendant to death, although the name of the prisoner and the charges against him were not made public. A bureau spokesman said that the defendants could appeal their verdicts. In October, Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz announced that the kingdom had indicted 991 suspected al Qaeda members in connection with a series of domestic attacks that killed 164. Human Rights Watch has been cricital of the Saudi justice system generally, and sought access to the trials to ensure that they complied with international standards.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).