Saad Almadi, a 72-year-old living in Florida, was arrested in Riyadh in 2021 after posting tweets critical of Mohammed bin Salman's government. Saudi Arabia freed Almadi after being imprisoned for the past 16 months, his son said early Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia freed a 72-year-old U.S. citizen who had been imprisoned for the past 16 months over critical tweets about the country’s government and crown prince, his son said early Tuesday.
“Saudi officials just [dug], and they found some tweets against MBS, and they just used that against him as evidence of terrorism,” Ibrahim said, referring to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is often called by his initials.In one of the tweets, Saad saluted the life of slain Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi and suggested that a street should be named his honor, Ibrahim said.
Ibrahim, who said he spoke to his father on the phone briefly after his release, said Saad had lost 80 pounds after 16 months in prison, where he said his father did not receive adequate medical attention.“It’s quite disgusting,” said Ibrahim, who welcomed his father’s release but said he was disappointed that he was being prevented from returning home to the United States.
“I went to Knoxville Catholic High School,” he said. “What kind of terrorist sends their kid to a Catholic school?”
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