- court sentences 15 to support terrorism
Riyadh: A specialized criminal court in Riyadh, recently convicted 15 of 30 defendants, including 14 Saudis and a Jordanian, from 11 months to 16 years in prison for support terrorist organizations and terror and propagate ideology "takfiri" (brand infidel opponents).
defendants were also accused of being in possession of documents on making bombs and explosives, an official statement said, adding that they had facilitated the travel of young Saudis to fight in the affected countries by the crisis.
one of the accused was given 16 years, four years on the basis of Article 34 of the Arms Act and six years on the basis of the law against money laundering . He was also sentenced to a SR30,000 fine on the basis of the right of publication. The court sentenced 13 men to up to 14 years in prison for security offenses, including material support to Islamic militants sought, helping terrorism and help young men go to Iraq, Syria and the Afghanistan to fight.
The Kingdom has condemned hundreds of its citizens to prison terms for similar offenses in the past decade, since Al Qaeda conducted a 03-06 campaign of attacks inside the country, killing hundreds of people.
fears the growing role of Saudi militants in Syria has raised about a new wave of radicalism in the country and the government has issued tough new sanctions to fight against foreign or supporting extremist groups.
13 sentenced from three to 14 years in prison nine were Saudi citizens, two Jordanians, an Egyptian and a Syrian. They were found guilty of material glorifying al-Qaeda, money laundering and involvement in weapons training in militant camps possess. Earlier this month, the government published a list of groups it describes as terrorist or extremist, including members of al Qaeda in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah and Houthi rebels in Yemen.
A new government decree said moral or material support to these groups suffer imprisonment from five to 30 years, during a trip abroad to fight would carry a sentence of three to 20 years.
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