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Riyadh: Saudi authorities have detained a popular blogger for violating the kingdom's laws, a senior Interior Ministry official said. It was the first known arrest of a Saudi online critic.
The blogger, Fouad Al Farhan, was being questioned by security authorities, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Monsour Al Turki said. He said the blogger “might be released” on Wednesday but did not elaborate.
The Saudi English daily, Arab News, said Al Farhan had “violated non-security regulations”. The paper said the 32-year-old Jeddah resident was arrested at his office on December 10 and taken to his home where police conducted a search.
There were no other details on the arrest.
Meanwhile, his family has contacted the governmental Human Rights Commission, asking for help in the case, the paper said.
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