Saudi regime arrests prominent dissident cleric

Rasa - Saudi regime authorities arrested prominent cleric Sheikh Hussein Al-Radhi in Rmaile village in al-Ahsaa region in Eastern Saudi Arabia.

News ID: 4085

Date: 22 March 2016 - 15:43

RNA - The Saudi authorities had banned Sheikh Radhi from leading prayers, due to his stances against the regime oppression, Al-Manar reported on Tuesday.

The move came after Sheikh Radhi slammed the Saudi authorities for their crackdown on opposition activists.

Before the arrest, Sheikh Radhi was summoned for questioning following his critical statements.

No further detail on the development has been reported yet.

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