A special criminal court in Riyadh sentenced two Saudis Thursday to a combined sentence of six years and 10 months for terror-related activities.
According to the public prosecutor, the first defendant helped two people who wanted to fight in conflict zones abroad, in violation of the country’s laws. He was found guilty of transporting the two in his car and harboring them. The two were carrying money for terror-related activities.
He was also found guilty of storing banned information on his computer, having meetings with several people with extremist inclinations at his house, and showing banned films. The court sentenced him to four years in jail, with a travel ban of a further four years after his release.
The second accused was found guilty of disobeying the ruler by attempting to travel to war zones and join Al-Qaeda. He was arrested before leaving the country and found guilty of terror financing by collecting, receiving and converting Saudi currency into euros, and viewing films on terror propaganda.
He was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison, and a three-year travel ban after serving his full term. His computer and banned material were seized. The public prosecutor and the defendants plan to appeal the verdicts.
Meanwhile, the same court on Tuesday sentenced a young Saudi to seven years in jail, a travel ban of a further seven years, and a SR15,000 fine for joining and supporting the Islamic State group financially.
The court found that he had flouted the country’s laws by traveling to Syria, participating in the conflict, training at a military camp and financing terror. The court found that he had received SR15,000 to travel to Syria.
He was also found guilty of serving as a guard for the Islamic State group close to the Turkish border and receiving weapons training at a camp in Aleppo province. The judge read out the verdict in the absence of the defendant, who refused to attend the court proceedings.
Two get over 6 years in jail for terror activities
