Saudi Public Prosecutor on Wednesday demanded the maximum prison sentence possible for women's rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, in the latest development in her trial before the terrorism court. Al-Hathloul's sister, Lina, took to Twitter to announce that the prosecutor is demanding a 20-year sentence for her sister. The British newspaper*the Guardian*also confirmed the news, adding that the judge said the verdict may be issued as early as Monday. Al-Hathloul's parents, who are advocating as legal counsels for their detained daughter, were summoned by the Riyadh Criminal Court yesterday morning. It is not clear what this development means for Al-Hathloul's case, which was*transferred*from the criminal court to the terrorism court last month. On her sister's detention, Lina said: "All she did […]
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