Saudi national Hassan al-Rabea extradited from Morocco to Saudi Arabia
Timeline
February 7, 2023: Five UN Special procedures mandate holders express their concern about the extradition of al-Rabea to Saudi Arabia.
February 6, 2023: Al-Rabea is extradited from Morocco back to Saudi Arabia.
February 6, 2023: UN Committee against Torture requests Morocco to take interim measures by suspending the extradition of al-Rabea pending the review of his case.
February 2, 2023: MENA Rights Group submits al-Rabea’s case to the UN Committee Against Torture, urging the Committee to request interim measures of protection from Morocco.
February 1, 2023: Al-Rabea has his first and only hearing before the Rabat Court of Cassation. The Court refuses to release al-Rabea and delivers an opinion agreeing to extradite him to Saudi Arabia.
January 18, 2023: MENA Rights Group requests the urgent intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur on torture.
January 14, 2023: Al-Rabea is arrested at Marrakesh airport and brought before the Prosecutor at the Court of First Instance of Marrakesh, who orders him to be remanded in custody at Tiflet 2 prison.
November 22, 2022: The Arab Interior Ministers Council circulates a request for provisional arrest against al-Rabea upon Saudi Arabia’s request.
October 19, 2022: Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution Office issues an arrest warrant against al-Rabea, invoking a violation of the 2017 Counter-Terrorism Law.
June 22, 2022: Al-Rabea arrives in Morocco.
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