The head of a terror cell called the “poison,” which comprised 14 Saudis, a Pakistani and an Afghan national, was charged with preparing and inciting terrorist operations against a government official during his presence at a wedding party, inciting others to kill CID men, along with several other charges. The ringleader of the terror cell, however, denied the charges alleging that they were extracted from him under duress. The Prosecutor General denied the defendant's allegation.
The “poison” cell was planning to blow up the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) building in Jubail, the Prosecutor General told the Special Penal Court, which held its second session Monday to hear the additional replies of the accused. The presiding judge asked the defendant for any proof to support his allegation, and the defendant's lawyer insisted that the confessions were extracted under duress and that one of the defendants in the same cell bears witness to this. The presiding judge agreed to allow the defendant to undergo a medical examination by a medical committee and for the report to be referred to the court.
