Al-Waqi’a al-Saud., A detainee accountant who defends the rights of detainees, revealed on Twitter that Saudi authorities had arrested “Abdul Wahab al-Dawish,” the son of Suleiman al-Dawish, a Saudi detainee.
Abdul Wahab was reportedly arrested in early 2017, then released before his trial began in March 2018.
According to the account, a specialized criminal court in September 2020 sentenced Abdul Wahab al-Dawish to three years and six months in prison, and suspended the death sentence for one year and six months with a travel ban for the same period. He has been detained during his sentence.
Abdul Wahab is the son of preacher Suleiman al-Dawish, who has been forcibly disappeared since 2016.
Abdul Wahab al-Dawish was first arrested in 2017 after arguing with an official at the Interior Ministry and following his reconsideration for the release of his father.
“Our father is dear to us, either release him or imprison us with him,” Abdul Wahab said in the midst of the debate. The next day, a number of civilian vehicles surrounded the house of Suleiman al-Dawish, where all his children lived, and then arrested Abdul Wahab and forcibly disappeared him for three months. He was tortured for three months and confessions were obtained under torture. Due to his deteriorating physical condition, he was taken to a prison hospital for treatment before returning to prison.
Abdul Wahab was later charged with a number of charges, including supporting the terrorist group ISIS, and was taken to court. However, the Attorney General did not provide any evidence in this regard. He was released before the start of the trial in March 2018, and in September 2020 was sentenced by a specialized criminal court to three years and six months in prison, following a travel ban for a similar period.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. And he talked about how he was arrested.
Oppression, especially after the reign of Salman bin Abdulaziz and the coronation of his son Muhammad, the young Saudi prince, increased dramatically in Saudi Arabia, and in addition to critics of the Saudi regime, included opponents of Mohammed bin Salman himself. Saudi muftis and missionaries are also prominent figures imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for freedom of expression.