Hassan Farhan al-Maliki

Additional Name(s): Hasan Farhan Hasan Al Zaghli Al Khaledi Al Malki, حسن المالكي, حسن فرحان حسن الزغلي الخالدي المالكي

Gender: Male

Current Location: Ha’ir Prison, South of Riyadh

Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia

Ethnic Group: Arab

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: September/11/2017

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Online Activity Religious Belief Religious Expression Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Illicit Financing Incitement to Commit Crime & Violence Insulting Public Officials & Institutions Miscellaneous Religious Crimes Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Hassan Farhan al-Maliki

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Hassan Farhan al-Maliki is detained for his religious expression and religious freedom advocacy.

In September 2017, authorities arrested al-Maliki, an Islamic scholar and intellectual figure, amid a wave of arrests of intellectuals and activists. In October 2018, the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) formally charged al-Maliki with 14 crimes, including questioning the fundamentals of Islam, inciting demonstrations, insulting the Council of Senior Clerics, and seeking to destabilize the social fabric and national harmony. Saudi prosecutors indicted al-Maliki in part by accusing him of saying, “It is the right of any person to adopt beliefs that he sees as correct, and it is not permitted to restrict these or impose certain beliefs.” 

Authorities have violated al-Maliki’s legal rights during the judicial process, and prosecutors have pushed for his execution.

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