DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi appeals court has upheld a lengthy prison sentence handed to aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan earlier this year by a counterterrorism court, his sister said. Sadhan, who was detained by Saudi authorities in March 2018, was reportedly sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by a 20-year travel ban, the U.S. State Department said in April. The Saudi government media office CIC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Sadhan was arrested on March 12, 2018, from the Red Crescent Society offices in the capital Riyadh, where he worked. His sister Areej, a U.S. citizen who has been advocating for his release, has said he was detained without a warrant or charges against him. Rights group say he was seized after his anonymous Twitter account was breached. The appeal court issued to keep the initial ruling of the 20 years imprisonment followed by 20 years travel ban, Areej al-Sadhan tweeted on Tuesday. We are devastated! Geneva-based advocacy NGO
Saudi Arabia: Appeals court upholds 20-year sentence of aid worker
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Saudi appeals court upholds lengthy sentence for aid worker
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