The Saudi Wahhabis savagely arrest two Shia citizens

On 20 October 2009 the Saudi General Investigation Directorate (al-Mabaheth al-`Amma) of al-Ahsa arrested the Shia citizens Mohammad al-Hattab , 18 years , student , and Ali Hussain al-Qurainy 27 years , employee from Bani Maan village of Al-Ahsa.

The citizens were arrested on accusations that they participated in the celebration of Imam Al-Mahdi Day of Remembrance which Shi'a celebrated last August .

The Saudi Intelligence Department called the two citizens and upon their presence before the department were immediately put in prison.

They were sentenced a period of one week based on orders from Al-Hasa governor ( Badr bin Muhammad bin Jalawi ).

It is worth to mention that on 5 August 2009 the Saudi security forces were sent to Shi'a areas and removed all sorts of celebration and festival decorations meant for Imam Al-Mahdi Day of Remembrance.

Security authorities had instructed custodians and supervisors in the village of Bani Maan to remove all sorts of fixtures and road decorations meant for Imam Al-Mahdi Day of Remembrance otherwise they will be imprisoned.

Mohammad al-Hattab and Ali Hussain al-Qurainy are in these conditions, deprived of their liberty in an arbitrary manner. Their current detention is contrary to both the Saudi laws and relevant international standards set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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