A Saudi
court on Wednesday sentenced a citizen to 13 years in jail for promoting
Hezbollah in his Friday sermons, Sabq local online news has reported.
The court
ruled that the convict in his sermons criticised Gulf and Arab countries as
well as the domestic and foreign policies of Saudi Arabia.
It added
that the convict, through his sermons preached against Saudi law which banned
Friday sermons capable of inciting the people against the policies of the
state.
The convict
was also accused of posting his sermons on his website.
Besides the
sentence, the court ordered that the website be shut down and imposed 13 years
travel ban on the convict after serving his penalty.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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