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Australian national Osama Al-Hasani is associated with an international network of Saudi Arabian opposition groups, according to a prominent Saudi dissident who has come forward to shed light on the possible reason for his arrest last month.
The businessman and former Melbourne imam was arrested on request of the Saudi government at his wife’s home in Tangier, Morocco, on 8 February, just hours after arriving to visit his five-month-old baby.
Saad Al-Fagih is the head of the Movement for Reform in Saudi Arabia (MIRA).
In emails sent to the foreign affairs department, and seen by SBS News, Dr Al-Fagih shared his belief that the detention of Dr Al-Hasani was politically motivated.