{"id":14382,"date":"2012-11-28T14:32:26","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T21:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=14382"},"modified":"2012-11-28T14:33:26","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T21:33:26","slug":"suaid-forces-attack-judical-rights-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=14382","title":{"rendered":"Saudi forces attack judical rights protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi forces disperse protesters<\/strong>
\n28 November, 2012 – UPI.com<\/p>\n

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 28 (UPI) — A human rights activist in Saudi Arabia said security forces descended on protesters who were demonstrating for more judicial rights.<\/p>\n

Mohammed al-Qahtani, a member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, told CNN that security forces broke up a protest in front of the country’s human rights commission in Riyadh. Several prisoners have remained behind bars without trial, he said.<\/p>\n

“These are ongoing protests about political prisoners,” he said. “The government is not willing to take them to court and issue verdicts.”<\/p>\n

CNN said it was unable to verify Qahtani’s claims. The activist is on trial for running an unlicensed organization.<\/p>\n

Calls by CNN to the Saudi Interior Minister went unanswered. The official Saudi Press Agency reports Wednesday the ruling monarch issued a decree reliving Interior Minister Ahmad bin Abdulaziz of his post. A royal decree, meanwhile, related to “amnesty for prisoners of public rights according to certain conditions,” the official news agency reports.<\/p>\n

Demonstrations in Saudi Arabia are exceptionally rare.<\/p>\n

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