Wives of Saudi militancy suspects want public trial

[struggle4progress]

Source: Reuters

Sat Sep 1, 2007 7:51PM IST

RIYADH (Reuters) - Wives of Saudi men detained as part of a Saudi crackdown on militants fighting to topple the U.S.-allied monarchy held a protest on Saturday demanding the men be tried publicly ...

"We demand that the men are granted their right to have lawyers and that they face a public trial," said a statement handed by the group of eight women and their children to the authorities.

"A ministerial committee should be formed to investigate violations and torture inside the prisons, and our sons and husbands must be brought back to prison in Buraida."

The detainees, who have been held for periods ranging from two to five years, were removed to Riyadh in June for induction in a "correction" programme run by clerics that authorities say has led more than 700 suspects to "repent" ...

Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-29283820070901

[Demeter]

1. Now THERE'S The Real Untold Story of the Iraq War

The Saudiis are in it up to their necks, but who can tell under all that coverup? They are trying to divert their own people with US puppets.

[MADem]

2. Of COURSE they are. It's a HOLY WAR. We're just the proxy Army for the House of Saud.

The Shi'a want control of the Holy Places,which the Sunni House of Saud control now. The Sunni view the Shi'a as whacky people who are fucked up, kinda the way Lutherans view Mormons.

People make the mistake of thinking we're pulling the strings. We aren't. The guys with their paws on the "spigot" are doing the string-pulling. We just do what they say, and if we don't, why, gas WILL go up to four bucks a gallon!

[Cobalt Violet]

4. The same House of Saud that owns a chunck of Fox News? n/t

[MADem]

7. They own a chunk of that? I know they're widely diversified, but that's too funny. NT

[rodeodance]

3. whow. BRAVE women

[FormerOstrich]

5. That's what I was thinking rodiodance!

I had to read the headline a couple of times and then the article a couple of times. Apparently, these are Women IN Saudi Arabia demanding open trials.

I cannot have anything but admiration for such brave women. I cannot help but believe such an event is pivotal in the history of the Kingdom! Or, at least it seems that way to me...... Am I putting more into than it deserves?

[ohio2007]

6. They are doing what they are "being told" what to do

women speaking out in public and in media range to pick it up ?

The religious police will be watching these women. jmo

[MADem]

8. The religious police are ALLOWING this. There's a PROBLEM with those guys.

They're paid by the House of Saud, but have more in common with Usama than the Royal Family.

That's WHY they're being allowed to protest--because there are Morality Police who are on their side,and permit it to happen. You've got foxes, in the form of Morality Police, watching the Royal Henhouse.

This is a little bit of the teakettle whistle, blowing off some steam.

Females go NOWHERE in Saudi Arabia without a male family member escorting them. It's good work for poor old cousins who have a tough time making ends meet otherwise.

[ohio2007]

9. I agree 100% but they would never allow the case to go public,live broadcast

like the O.J. trial.
Unless they are being used as "bait" to further some other agenda in the magic kingdom

[MADem]

10. Well, who'd cover it there? Let's see...al Hayat? OOOPs!!! They've been BANNED recently.

This story is solely for western consumption, to suggest that such protests are routinely allowed. They aren't.