Ahmad Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The General Intelligence was able to decode symbols used for passing messages by an Al-Qaeda operative, the Prosecutor General said while reading out charges in the ongoing trial of the Cell of 55 in a special court Tuesday. Defendant No. 46 tried to trick security agencies by using code language when passing messages. He used the words “players" and “playground" (Al-La'ibeen and Al-Mal'ab in Arabic) to refer to the cell members and Riyadh city, respectively. The Special Penal Court in Riyadh looked into charges against 10 defendants in the cell Tuesday. The Prosecutor General confirmed that the 10 defendants joined a terrorist cell, carried out armed acts and wasted national resources. The prosecution accused Defendant No. 50 of beating up a prison guard in Madinah, grabbing the gate key from him, opening the main door, opening several prison cells, inciting the prisoners to riot, attempting to commit suicide, tampering with power cables and starting a fire inside the prison, among other charges. Defendant No. 41 was charged with attending Jama'at Al-Tableegh gatherings, and keeping videos of terrorist operations and pictures of wanted terrorists. The prosecution leveled eight charges against Defendant No. 42. They included meeting with and providing cover to wanted terrorists, inquiring about the health of Saleh Al-Aufi, asking his brother to remove cell phones from the room where they met to protect against eavesdropping, and monitoring the movement of Lt. Col. Al-Sawat who died in a terrorist attack in Al-Sharayea district in Makkah. Defendant No. 43 faced 21 charges. They included contributing to purchase four motorbikes for training militants in assassination operations and using them to flee the country.
