Saudi Arabia: Free Islamic Scholar Who Criticized Ministry

The Saudi interior minister, Prince Nayef bin Abd al-‘Aziz, should immediately release an Islamic scholar who was detained after he criticized the ministry’s handling of detainees. Dr. Yusuf al-Ahmad was detained without charge the day after he published his criticism, apparently as a direct result of his internet post.

(Beirut) – The Saudi interior minister, Prince Nayef bin Abd al-‘Aziz, should immediately release an Islamic scholar who was detained after he criticized the ministry’s handling of detainees, Human Rights Watch said today. Dr.

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