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| First woman to be tried as terrorist in Saudi Arabia |
| 2011-09-11 |
| Later this month, the District Court in Riyadh is expected to begin hearing the testimony of the first woman in Saudi Arabia ever to be tried under charges of involvement in terrorist activities. The woman, Haila Al-Qassir, allegedly became a member of Al-Qaeda and played a conspicuous role in recruiting terrorists and promoting deviant thought, possessed weapons, sheltered people sought by authorities and gave money to terrorists. The 45-year-old woman authorized two of her relatives to defend her case after she and several of her relatives were given a briefing in July on the charges. Charges against her include attempting to travel to areas of turmoil without permission from the ruler, supporting terrorist cells, and helping forge identity cards. The judge approved the request of one of the relatives defending her to bar journalists from attending the trial to protect her privacy. Al-Qassir was married to a man, Abdul Kareem Al-Humaid, who is under detention by security authorities. She separated from Al-Humaid and married Muhammad Al-Wakeel, who was killed in a showdown with security men after terrorists targeted the Ministry of Interior on Dec. 29, 2004. Disclosures about Al-Qassir come from the Ministry of InteriorÂ’s statement in March 2010. It said she was on a list of 113 arrested Saudis and people of other nationalities who had formed three terrorist cells. The first cell had 101 members and the remaining two had six people each, the statement said. Among those arrested were men who planned to carry out suicide attacks within the country and target national installations and security forces. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 "promoting deviant thought . . . [and] sheltered That's what they've really got their panties in a knot for. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-09-11 13:55 |
| #1 lessee if she gets the sword like a common adulterer or druggie or is merely "rehabilitated" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-09-11 09:19 |