Man gets 10 years for Twitter posts

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(CNN) -- Two men were found guilty in Saudi courts this week for, among other offenses, messages they posted on Twitter.

On Monday, one Saudi man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for using Twitter to encourage protests and undermine the country's leadership, according to Saudi Arabian state news agency SPA.

"The accused had sent invitations via Twitter to participate in protests and gatherings against the Kingdom," read SPA's statement, quoting Saudi Justice Ministry spokesman Fahad Al-Bakran.

Al-Bakran added how the unnamed man, already serving a three-year jail sentence, was convicted of utilizing websites that are "hostile to the government and that promote deviant ideologies." Saudi officials often use the phrase "deviant ideologies" when describing al Qaeda or al Qaeda-linked groups.

On Sunday, another man, accused of insulting King Abdullah and inciting protests via social media sites like Twitter, was sentenced to eight years in jail.

According to SPA, he's also barred from travel and from posting messages on social media sites for eight years after his release.

The man, also unidentified by SPA, was found guilty of "inciting relatives of Saudis arrested for security reasons to protest their imprisonment by tweeting and via posting videos on sites like YouTube."

 

"The terrorism law," added Coogle, "is a vague, catch-all document that can -- and probably will -- be used to prosecute or jail anyone who criticizes the Saudi government and to violate their due process rights along the way."

 

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[leesmithg]

I would expect no less than 10 years in the un-democratic Islamic Republic of Saudi Arabia.

 

Surprised he was not hung, s'pose if he was a woman he would had been stoned to death.

 

U.K. probably get a suspended sentence, couple of weeks at most.

[macoman]

Yup, if he was a woman it would be the death penalty. Jeez.. So much hate to delicate and beautiful women.

[leesmithg]

Yup, if he was a woman it would be the death penalty. Jeez.. So much hate to delicate and beautiful women.

I just don't understand why they treat women the way thy do.

 

Some of their women are booooom shakka lakka! :)