Four women in Saudi Arabia have been jailed for preparing
their sons to wage war and for supporting Al-Qaeda, official
media said, in the kingdom’s latest “terrorist” convictions.
They were sentenced to between six and 10 years in prison,
the Saudi Press Agency reported late Wednesday following
the verdicts.
It said a court convicted the women on charges including
“preparing some of their sons to fight in conflict areas
believing that it is required by Islam”.
They were also found guilty of “supporting Al-Qaeda”,
accessing blocked Internet sites, and downloading “audio-
visual material related to fighting.”
It did not say when the offences occurred or give the
nationalities of the accused, although three were issued with
travel bans, suggesting they are Saudi nationals.
The kingdom’s top cleric, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, has
urged young Muslims not to be influenced by “calls for
jihad… on perverted principles”.
He has described Al-Qaeda and IS jihadists as “enemy
number one” of Islam.
Authorities in 2011 established specialised tribunals to try
Saudis and foreigners accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda or
of involvement in deadly attacks in the kingdom from
2003-2006. The latest convictions come with Saudi Arabia and its Gulf
neighbours participating in US-led air strikes against Islamic
State group extremists in Syria.
King Abdullah in February decreed jail terms of up to 20
years for citizens who travel abroad to fight, after the
conflict in Syria attracted hundreds of Saudis.

good news coming from the kingdom of Saudi.

hope other middle east and islamic countries will copy