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HRW Urges Saudi Arabia to Withdraw Draft Counterterrorism Law
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter sent on Tuesday to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, that the latter should withdraw the recent draft counterterrorism law because it would facilitate serious human rights violations.
The HRW urged the Saudi government to consult with international human rights experts to draft a new counterterrorism law that would protect rather than infringe on basic rights.
Christoph Wilcke, senior HRW Middle East researcher stated, "The draft counterterrorism law is trying to enshrine as legal the Saudi Interior Ministry's unlawful practices".
He also added, "It limps peaceful political opposition together with violent acts and ensures that the accused won't get a fair trial".
After receiving a copy of the Saudi counterterrorism draft law, HRW believed that the law seriously undermines human rights protections in several key areas.
"It contains an extremely vague and overbroad definition of terrorism, places unwarranted restrictions on the rights to free expression and assembly, grants excessive police powers without judicial oversights, and infringes on the rights to due process and a fair trial", HRW stated in its press release published on its website.
In this context, HRW researcher Wilcke affirmed, "The Saudi draft counterterrorism law is draconian in spirit and letter, and there is every reason to fear that authorities will easily and eagerly use it against peaceful dissidents".
"No foreign government can cooperate in good faith with Saudi counterterrorism officials operating on the basis of a law like this", he further added, slamming the content of the misleading draft law.
Source: Human Rights Watch
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