Saudi dissident gets 15-year jail term for taking part in anti-regime protest

‘A so-called Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Saudi national to 15 years in prison for taking part in anti-regime protests, local media reports say.
The man from Tarut, an island in the Persian Gulf belonging to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, was found guilty of participating in an anti-regime protest, keeping and carrying illegal weapons, and provoking unrest and violence, Riyadh-based news channel al-Ekhbariya reported on Sunday.
Chanting anti-regime slogans, throwing fiery materials, blocking path of security forces were among other charges leveled against the defendant.
According to the report, the court also fined him 5,000 riyals, about $1,125.’
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