Draft Saudi security law faces criticism
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A proposed internal-security law in Saudi Arabia will reinforce “draconian and abusive” measures in Saudi Arabia, according to Amnesty International, the UK-based rights organisation.
The group, which describes the state of freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia as dire, said in a report released on Thursday that the draft anti-terrorism law indicated that peaceful acts of dissent could in the future be prosecuted as a “terrorist crime”.
A copy of the draw law was leaked to the rights group earlier this year,
“The formulation of a new anti-terror law is another apparent sign of the authorities’ to use the law to silence
dissent,” Amnesty International said.
It said the law would allow the kingdom to detain security suspects indefinitely and without trial.