A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced two human rights and political activists to lengthy jail terms for setting up an illegal organisation and rebelling against the authority of the king.
Mohammed al-Qahtani was given 10 years, while Mohammed al-Hamid's earlier sentence of six years was upheld and a further five-year term added.
The court also disbanded their organisation, the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA).
An appeal will be heard next month.
Correspondents say the trial in Riyadh has been conducted with a transparency unusual for Saudi Arabia, with fellow activists able to attend and describe court proceedings.
However, security officers had to clear the courtroom after supporters of the men denounced the verdict as politically motivated. Full story...
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Mohammed al-Qahtani was given 10 years, while Mohammed al-Hamid's earlier sentence of six years was upheld and a further five-year term added.
The court also disbanded their organisation, the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA).
An appeal will be heard next month.
Correspondents say the trial in Riyadh has been conducted with a transparency unusual for Saudi Arabia, with fellow activists able to attend and describe court proceedings.
However, security officers had to clear the courtroom after supporters of the men denounced the verdict as politically motivated. Full story...
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