Miami – I am convicted in Florida for electronic crimes It was prevented from leaving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Until next year, on social media publications criticizing the crown prince in the Kingdom, according to the son of the man.
Saad Al -Maadi, 75, was offered to distribute the online content that undermines public order, according to a referee on September 14 presented by his son. The condemnation, which has not been reported before, carries a three -year prison sentence, but it is launched at an additional financial prison time after spent more than a year behind bars after his arrest in 2021.
Instead, the material is prohibited from leaving the kingdom until March. The Saudi government, which did not respond to the request, does not recognize the dual citizenship regularly He refuses to criticize her actionsSaying that they are part of a multi -year campaign against corruption, terrorism and other security threats.
The ruling comes after Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman gave a Luxurious welcome To President Donald Trump during the May trip to Saudi Arabia, the main strategic partner of the United States. It was built on the efforts made to reunite it with the Kingdom after the Crown Prince’s reputation was severely damaged by the designing American intelligence. The column writer was killed in Washington Post, Jamal Khashogji. Prince Muhammad denies his involvement.
The son believes that the ruling is looking to maintain the calm of his father
Ibn Al -Maadi Ibrahim Al -Maadi says he believes that the sentence aims to urge his family – and a handful of other American citizens who face a similar ban to go out – To stay silent It does not object to the return of the diplomatic crown prince.
He said in an interview: “The government continues to change its opinion, and there are no consequences every time it does,” he said in an interview.
The retired project manager who immigrated to the United States in the 1970s, the greatest material was arrested upon his arrival in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, because it was supposed to be a short journey to see the family. His family says that officials faced him with tweets that he has published over the past few years, including one of the killing of Khashji and another in uniting the Crown Prince of power.
Al -Madi was quickly sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for terrorism -related terrorism. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia liberated it after more than a year and the charges of terrorism were charged, but it imposed an exit ban that prevents him from returning to his home in Boca Raton near Miami.
The Associated Press reported in January that Saudi officials were pressuring the largest material Abandoning his American nationality
Trump, which was made The liberation of Americans who are kept by foreign opponents is a top priorityMost often remain silent. When a correspondent was asked in May about the case, he said he did not know that, but he promised to take a look. A few weeks later, a national security assistant, Sebastian Gorka, met with the younger material at the White House.
The US State Department said it was monitoring the issue of the largest material, and providing him with the appropriate consulate services and was in contact with his family, but he refused to provide more comments, noting that privacy considerations. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Trump deepens relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Trump, since his return to the White House, has intensified efforts that started during the Biden administration to bury it Any criticism of the Saudi royal family The allegations of their involvement in the killing of Khashogi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
During his visit to Rayyah in May, Trump described Prince Mohamed as a “incredible man” and “my friend”. Trump The family has wide work transactions With the best oil source in the world, which has only deepened since the voters returned to the White House.
In April, Trump has entered into a deal with a developer close to the Saudi royal family, based in London Building a villa on the seashore Trump brand The Golf Stadium is 18 hole in the adjacent Qatar. Trump also partnership with the company in High luxury A residential building in the coastal city of Jeddah, a project that was announced last December.
A private stock company controlled by Trump’s son -in -law and former White House advisor Jared Kushner Received an investment of $ 2 billion From the sovereign wealth fund controlled by the Crown Prince.
Abdullah Alwood, the first manager of the Center for Democracy in the Middle East, is a Washington -based Hume Human Rights Group, tracks the cases of Americans under a ban in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He said that he knows four others-an American citizen, two dual citizens of American citizens and a US green card bearing-they face an ordeal similar to Al-Emdi.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producer in the Middle East. He is also a major player in regional conflicts that include Iran and Yemen, as well as the main prize in American efforts to make Arab countries normalize relations with Israel under Ibrahim’s agreements – an achievement of the foreign policy in effect during Trump’s first period.