Dawoud al-Marhoon
| Dawoud Al Marhoon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
February 1995 Al Awamiya Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Known for | 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests, death penalty |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Dawoud Al Marhoon is a Saudi Arabian who as a teenager participated in the Saudi Arabian protests during the Arab Spring. He was arrested in May 22, 2012, sentenced to death in September 2015, and as of 23 September 2015, awaited ratification of his sentence by King Salman of Saudi Arabia, to be carried out by beheading and crucifixion (in that order)
Early Life
Dawoud Al Marhoon was born in Al Awamiya, Saudi Arabia. He attended Alttarfih Al-ssahil high school. His father died a few years ago. He has a mother and a younger sister. As a teenager, Dawood was sociable and popular. He loved playing football and computer games. He excelled in his studies, and dreamed of pursuing his love for technology and computers by studying a degree in engineering.[1]
Arab Spring activities
Al Marhoon participated in the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests during the Arab Spring. Originally, in March 2012, He was questioned by Saudi police and asked to be an informant and report details about his fellow protesters. After he refused, Saudi security forces arrested him from the Dammam Central Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for an eye injury sustained in a traffic accident. Saudi forces surrounded the hospital and arrested him as he prepared for surgery.[1]
Arrest
During his arrest, al-Marhoon was allegedly forced to sign a confession, which was later relied upon to convict him. According to Reprieve, he was arrested without a warrant and tortured.
Legal conditions
Legal conditions of Dawoud Al Marhoon's case included refusal by authorities of regular access to his lawyer.
OpNimr
Originally, created to help Ali Mohammed Al Nimr, Op Nimr, also works to help the release of Dawoud Al Marhoon. On 27 September, the international network Anonymous claimed to have disabled several Saudi Arabian governmental websites for a few hours in protest against the death sentence, stating that Anonymous "will not stand by and watch ... We cannot and will not allow this to happen." , a petition launched by Avaaz calling for the sentence to be cancelled had gathered a million signatures in less than 24 hours. They have recently launched an effort to ban Saudi Arabia from the olympics[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Case Study: Dawoud Al Marhoon". Reprieve.
- ↑ Syrmopoulos, Jay. "Anonymous Calls on Ban of Saudi Arabia from the Olympics". The FreeThought Project. Retrieved 21 February 2016.