Saudi court sentences Shia cleric Mojtaba al-Nimr to 12 years in prison

The Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced Shia cleric Sheikh Mojtaba Al-Nimr to 12 years in prison without legal justification.

A local news agency reported that the military forces had arrested Sheikh Mojtaba Al-Nimr, on June 6, 2021, from Dammam Airport, without any legal justification and without knowing the reasons that led to his arrest.

It added that Al-Nimr was detained in an arbitrary, retaliatory way that tells of the authority’s approach to repressive practices against clerics and students of religious seminaries.

The arrest took place during the Sheikh’s return from the holy city of Qom via Qatar Airways.

Private sources had revealed that the Saudi regime had allowed Sheikh Dr. Mojtaba Al-Nimr, on the third day of his arrest, to make a phone call with his family that lasted only two minutes, in flagrant violation of the rights guaranteed in laws.