Corbyn tells Cameron: Stand up to Saudi Arabia

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been vocal in his condemnation of the arrest and planned execution of Ali, and urged Prime Minister David Cameron to take up the case “directly” with Saudi authorities.

“Intervene now personally with the Saudi Arabian regime to stop the beheading and crucifixion of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, who is threatened with the death penalty for taking part in a demonstration at the age of 17”, he said.

Al-Nimr was arrested when he was 17 over his involvement in alleged anti-government activities. DDoS attacks have been used to take the websites down.

Anonymous issued a video statement to Saudi Arabia on 22 September saying they would “not stand by and watch” as “innocent” Al-Nimr is sentenced to death.

A few of the websites that appear to have been knocked offline included those of the Ministry of Justice (www.saudinf.com), the Ministry of Civil Service (www.mcs.gov.sa), the General Administration of Education (tabukedu.gov.sa), PSATRI, Saudi Arabia’s technological center for its military and security sectors (psatri.ksu.edu.sa); and even Saudi Airlines (saudiairlines.com).

The full list of targeted websites has been published on Paste bin.

The Foreign Office says it believes Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr’s legal process has finished and his final appeal has been denied.

Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr was mentioned right at the beginning of Jeremy Corbyn’s first party conference speech since becoming Labour’s leader.

Campaigners have accused the government of targeting al-Nimr only for being the nephew of a prominent campaigner, Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, who was sentenced to death for terrorism offences and “waging war on God”.

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council selected the Saudi Arabian representative to serve as its chair. “This is stage 1, You do not want to proceed anymore stages, you have been warned Saudi Arabia Government”.