AlQa'dah 13, 1435, Sep 8, 2014, SPA -- As many as five Saudis were sentenced to different terms in prison for becoming followers of a guy in Kuwait who claimed prophesy. A specialized three-member criminal court issued the verdict contrary to general prosecutor's recommendation to kill each of them. The first defendant was given 25 years in prison, and never to be released after the end of his sentence unless repented and prevented from travel abroad a similar term of his imprisonment following his discharge from prison. The second defendant, who announced repent of what he was proclaiming before being asked to repent, was sentenced to ten years behind the bars and prevented from travel abroad a similar term of his imprisonment following his final discharge from prison. The third was imprisoned 20 years and prevented from travel a similar term of his imprisonment. The fourth, also repented and given seven years of imprisonment and prevention of travel while the last and fifth was sentenced to five years in prison and prevented from travel abroad. The official spokesman of the ministry of justice said the rulings will be forwarded to a specialized criminal appeal court of five judges.
