Saudi Arabia: Imminent execution

Index Number: MDE 23/039/2007
Date Published: 16 November 2007
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, Saudi Arabia

Sheikh Mastan Alias Mohammed Salim (m) aged 30, and Hamza Abu Bakir, (m) aged 47, both Indian nationals, are currently detained in al-Dammam Prison in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. They are reportedly at risk of imminent execution. They were arrested in January 2004 on charges of drug possession.