2023-10-04 07:32:04

Son of Jailed Saudi Cleric Says Life Threatened, Seeks Asylum in UK

Bloomberg

By Ryan Gallagher

The son of a prominent jailed Saudi cleric has fled the kingdom and applied for asylum in the UK, saying his life was threatened by Saudi authorities.

Nasser Al-Qarni said he was warned by Saudi state security officials that he would be put in jail or executed if he criticized the treatment of his father, Awad Al-Qarni. The elder Al-Qarni was arrested in 2017 for tweeting criticism of the kingdom, according to a letter from United Nations human rights envoys.

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