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Saudi detainee committed "suicide"
EFL:
The Yemeni opposition announced the death of a Saudi citizen inside a Yemeni detention center, when he committed "suicide", because the Yemeni authorities "refused" to give him and three of his colleagues the right to political asylum.
Thought the story needed Rooters style "scare quotes".
The Yemeni coalition party for reforms quoted a Yemeni security source as saying that one Saudi citizen was among four who asked for political asylum to Yemen, died while in detention.
I’m quite sure he did die, my question is the "how and why" part.
The said Saudi citizen sneaked to Yemen through the border between the two states together with other three Saudis. As they were detained at the borders, three of them asked for political asylum in Yemen. The Yemeni security source said that the "four Saudis entered Yemen illegally (smuggled), and asked for the right to political asylum.
Sounds like they had to leave Saudiland in a hurry.
The source added that the Yemeni border authorities, after consultations with the central authorities, detained the four men, and started "investigations" with them. No indication is made on the voltage nature of the "investigation".
According to the Yemeni reform group, two of the four attempted escape suicide, and this resulted in the death of Muhammad al-Sharif al-Hosni.
Commited suicide while under "investigation", happens all the time. Just ask the Iranians.
An attempt to get rid of this hot potato rescue him took place by transporting him to the Saudi hospital on the border province of Hejja ( 150 Km to the north of Sanaa ). His friend Muhammad Jubran al-Malki was rescued.
So they escaped Saudiland, wanting political asylum, and when they tried to off themselves, the Yemenis rush them to the closest Saudi police station hospital? Makes perfect sense to me.
It stressed that the Yemeni authorities handed over the three men to the Saudi embassy in Sanaa, including al- Malki, after he was "rescued" from the "suicide" attempt.
I’m sure the Saudis will help him finish the job.
Posted by: Steve 2003-11-24
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