Sunday, July 24, 2011

Criticism of the Arab Antiterorisme plan;

The crime of terrorism suspects who were arrested will be prohibited from doing business with the outside world over the past 120 days. Interestingly, this detention for more than an order of the Court.

Article Selarik that it is on a Bill antiterorisme Government in Saudi Arabia. Karuan, the news of the AP and AFP Friday (22, 7, 2011), the project has been harvesting critical, including Amnesty International.


According to the Agency, for the adoption of a law that would restrict many things, including snout peaceful gatherings. A number of other articles including a long period of detention of suspects without procedure of the Court, the restrictions on access to legal aid and the duplication of the threat of the death penalty.

On the other hand, the Government of Saudi Arabia said that the legislation is intended to identify the terrorists, not those who disagree with the Government. So far, the Government of Saudi Arabia has yet to give its official comment on the concerns of Amnesty International.


Amnesty said, a provision of the Act which is in contradiction with the legal obligations of the Kingdom, including competing with the United Nations Convention against torture.

Philip Luther of charity, said, this law is a serious threat to the freedom of perbendapat in Saudi Arabia. "If this law comes into effect, Governments will be easily point fingers at any activities as terrorist," said Luther.

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