Saudi authorities have arrested a reformist soon after he participated in a discussion aired on Aljazeera. According to Dr Said bin al-Ziar's son, his father was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning. "Saudi security authorities have so far issued no official charges against my father," said Abd Allah al-Ziar. "Apparently, he had been arrested after participating in Aljazeera's special coverage on Usama bin Ladin's audiotape aired on the television channel last Thursday," he told Aljazeera. Dr Al-Ziar's son said "we cannot contact my father now." He said the authorities who carried out the arrest said Dr al-Ziar would be taken to the "Hayl prison". "I feel disappointed as he was taken to jail again without any charges levelled against him." Dr al-Ziar was previously jailed for eight and a half years on charges of calling for reform in the Saudi kingdom. He was released 14 months ago.
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