SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Abdulaziz Al-Hesan the Saudi lawyer said the lawyers in his country cannot carry out their duties and defend their clients. He stressed that lawyers are frustrated when the written laws of the country are not followed. He referred to the case of one of his clients called Saleh Al-Ashwan who has been detained for a month but he is not allowed to meet his lawyer. In addition his lawyer announced that he has not been allowed to review his client’s file which proves that laws are not followed in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi lawyer explained the way his client was arrested by saying that when he was returning from the morning prayers the security forces detained him. According to Saudi laws an accused can be arrested at the scene of the crime. Al-Hesan asked if his client was accused of attending morning prayers. According to Al-Awamieh news association, in his final remarks, the Saudi lawyer said that the lawyers in his country cannot defend their clients freely and the laws of the country are not worth the paper written on them.
