Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court jailed six people for up to six years for security offences including traveling abroad to fight, adopting militant ideology and “breaking obedience to the ruler”, state media reported late yesterday night.
The kingdom imprisoned dozens of people last month in security trials amid fears that the conflicts in Iraq and Syria will radicalize a new generation of young Saudis.
The six sentenced on Sunday were also banned from traveling for fixed periods after their release.
