Spokesman of the Ministry of Justice holds press briefing

Riyadh, July 13, SPA -- Among the 330 recently appeared before
justice for terror-related crimes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 41
were non-Saudis, an official of the Ministry of Justice said today.
In a press briefing at the Ministry's building, Dr. Abdullah bin
Hamad Al-Saadan, spokesman of the Ministry of Justice, said trials
are still underway. Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of
Culture and Information for Internal Information Abdulrahman bin
Abdulaziz Al-Hazzaa also attended the briefing.
Al-Saadan said three out of those who received different elementary
sentences for terror-related crimes before the Specialized Penal
Court pleaded not guilty and seven were acquitted of having committed
a crime. However, 323 received jail sentences varying from a few
months to 30 years, with 13 of them sentenced to more than 20 years.
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