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On Monday, December 28, Loujain Al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent human rights activists, was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison. Al-Hathloul, 31, was arrested in May 2018 for having started a campaign against the driving ban of women in Saudi Arabia years earlier, with which she had accused herself of terrorism.
Amnesty International and other human rights organizations unsuccessfully called for his release and documented the torture and sexual violence that Al-Hathloul had suffered since the beginning of his detention. A few weeks after her arrest, the ban on driving for women in Saudi Arabia was lifted.
The news of the sentence was given by some local media, according to which the woman was convicted of having committed “various activities prohibited by the law against terrorism.” The news was also confirmed by Loujain Al-Hathloul’s sister, Lina, who explained on her Twitter profile that the judge also ordered a suspension of the sentence of 2 years and 10 months in the sentence. So, given the 2 years and 7 months of his sentence already served, he should be released from prison in March 2021.
BREAKING: Today @LoujainHathloul was sentenced to
-5 years and 8 months in prison
– A suspension of 2 years and 10 months in addition to the time already served (since May 2018) that would see its release in approximately two months.
-5 year travel ban
Note: ????????– Lina Alhathloul (@LinaAlhathloul) December 28, 2020
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