Reformers Detained for Questioning
From Times Wire Reports
Saudi Arabia detained eight prominent reformers in a move their supporters described as a major setback to democratic change. An Interior Ministry source, quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency, said the men were being questioned for issuing announcements “which do not serve national unity or the cohesion of society based on Islamic Sharia law.”
Sources close to the detainees said they included signers of a petition urging a timetable for political reforms.
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