As many as 18 belonging to one of the most bloodiest terror cells in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were given sentences ranging from death penalty to imprisonment, for having embraced deviant expiatory thinking that is contradictory to the Quran and Sunnah (prophet Mohammed's sayings and deeds), embarked in collecting intelligence information about residential compounds in the Kingdom plotting to explode them, providng hideouts for some wanted men, financing terror and terrorist operations, possessing weapons and ammunition without license, and several other offences. A specialized criminal court issued here today preliminary sentences ranging from ten months to 25 years behind bars. The session was attended by Ulema judges, general prosecutor, a representative of the human rights commission, media representatives and advocators. The convicted were given 30 days to appeal against the court's decisions.
