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From: Syed Rizvi <baqarrizvi.l...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, 19 October, 2009 10:43:52
Subject: Saudi court called Shia Clreic Al-Amer to appear for trial
Saudi court called Shia Clreic Al-Amer to appear for trial
Reliable sources have said that a Saudi court called the Shi'ite cleric and
religious freedom activist, Sheikh Tawfiq Al-'Amer 49, from al-Ahsa, to appear
for trial on 20 October 2009
Reliable sources have said that a Saudi court called the Shi'ite cleric and
religious freedom activist, Sheikh Tawfiq Al-'Amer 49, from al-Ahsa, to appear
for trial on 20 October 2009
The sources said that the Rush Court in Al-Hasa has officially told Al-Amer to
attend a trial on the charge "incitement against the state" during his speech
on Friday prayers on last April.
It is worth to mention that Shaikh Al-Amer in his Friday speech in Al-Baqee's
Masjid in Hufuf on last June , called the Saudi government for expanding
political participation, rejecting sectarian discrimination and guaranteeing
freedom of worship to religious minorities according to the international
conventions .
On June 14, 2008, he also was arrested for criticizing an infidel pact that was
signed by 22 Salafi clerics whom they issued a statement against Shi'ites,
stating that Shi'ites are infidels, traitors, and a great threat to Sunnis. The
Saudi government did not take any action to combat such divisive statements
that encourage hatred and allow for a new wave of discrimination against
Shi'ites.
He demanded the government of officially recognizing the Shiite doctrine
similar to the four Sunni sects which have representatives in the Supreme
Rligious Council which is the highest religious authority in Saudi Arabia.
Shaikh Al-Amer was arrested three times. The last arrest was on September 2008
for announcing call to prayers as per the Shi'a methodology.
He was also arrested on April 2005 for hosting religious activities pertaining
to Ashura.
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Regards
Hasan Baqar Rizvi
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