Activists: Saudi women arrested at detention protests
updated 12:14 PM EST, Sun February 10, 2013
Source: CNN
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Activists report arrests of women in Saudi cities
- Protesters unhappy with pace of judicial system
- Saudi officials have been reluctant to comment
Mohammed Al-Qahtani, a prominent activist currently on trial in Saudi Arabia on charges that include breaking allegiance to the Saudi king, told CNN the women who were protesting are "female relatives of political prisoners."
"They are asking the authorities to either take these prisoners to court," said Al-Qahtani, "or set them free."
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