Received by ARA Registration Unit 09/11/2017 3:46:26 PM From: John Anderson senttmonday, September 11, 2017 2:58 PM TcisJohn Anderson <1Ande rson@podestagroup.com> SubjecoSaudi National Society for Human Rights Statement Greetings. My name is John Anderson, and as i hope you recall from my previous emails, lwork- in the PR shop. at the Podesta Group. one of my?clients is the Center and Media Affairs at the ?Saudi Royal Court, which i help With media and thinktankoutr'each. in case you missed it, pasted below is a report froth the official saudi'PressAgech about?a statement by the Kingdom?sNational Society?fot Human Rights aboutthe poor treatment of a Qatari citizen when he returned home from Hajj. Here, too, is:a link to an?account by Al Arabiya'; comm unicado-.htmi Thanks and Best Regards, Joh?n National Society for Human Rights expresses its condemnation. of; the insult of Qatari citizen Hamad al- Marri after his return from Hajj Sunday 1438?12?19720171?09?10 . Riyadh,? Dhu?Al?Hijjah 19, 143.8, September 10, 2017, SPA -- The National Society for Human Rights in the Kingdom ofsaudi Arabia expressed its condemnation of the ?agrant Violation of?the human rights, beating, degradation and humiliation of Qatari citizen Hamad Abdul Hadi Al Marri after'returning from Hajj and ieavilng the Kingdom to Qatar with filmingthe. acts and promoting and disseminating them among all people as these individual and collective acts are all crimes against human rights principles. The. Society said in a statement that it has folio-Wed the case of Hamad Al Mar?ri since the publication of the insulting video and verified that the person appearing in the video is the Qatari citizen Hamad Abdul Hadi Sale'hAl Marti, who 'is completed Hajj under the program or the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and left the Kingdom ofSaiudi Arabia safe and well in 15/12/1438 H. He entered the Kingdom oi'Sa?udi Arabia through the saliva border crossing which was opened exceptionally for the Received by ARA Registration Unit 09/ I 1/2017 3:46:26 PM - Received by Registration Unit 09/11/2017 3:46:26 PM reception of the Qatari pilgrims. His entry was an 2/ 12/ 1438 H. according to passport number (01332918). The society added, "The representatives of the-society tried to reach the.vi'ctim Harnad al-M-arri to check on him, but this was impossible because of the closure of?all means oficom'munication with him, or the possibility of locating. We call on theNati?onal Human Rights Committee of the State of?Qatar and all. - international human rights organizations .to do their-dutyto ensure the disclosure of the fate of this Qatari citizen and to protect him from the attacks and Violations that have been committed agains?thim, and to ensure his safety and not being subjected to preSsu re imposed by certain political dieta'tes because oi his right-to perform Hajj and his right to freedom o'f'e'xpression and to ensure-that all those who exploited their political power, abuse and torture?are prosecuted. We also Call on all institutions and institutions in Qatar to work hard to protect Hamad al-Marri and I prosecute those who assaulted him regardless of their positions and forced him to film after entering the Qatari territory, and to facilitate his return to his home-and his I family and his right to travel and freedom of exp'i?ession and the enjoyment of?a?? natural guarantees. and rights guaranteed by international treaties and human rights conire?rition-s. .. I I The society calls upon the Government. of?Clatar to declare-its innocence of this identify and punish and grant the victim Flamed Al Marri all fair compensations and allow him unrestricted freedom of movement and traVel. Based on the available'data, it has been found that the attack on the Qatari citizen Hamad Al-Marri. was directly related to his appearance in the media, including the. Sandi news channel from the holy places, contrary to. the official speech. of his Received by Registration Unit 09/11/2017 3:46:26 PM mum e. as.? car 'm 1.x ?Mei-rhug?r" . =11 av .- w-N-M-?Mu-mu 1M Received by Registration Unit 09/11/2017 3:46:26 PM country's authOrities, which denies the ex'is'tence of Qatari pilgrims, and his appreciation for the services received by his fellow. pilgrims and facilitatiog their affairs; which is? contrary-to the official speech of the State of Qatar. The National Society for Human Rightsasserts thatit will provide international . human rights organizations with a list Of Qataris who have come to Hajj to follow up on their situation and ensure their safety. They also call'on their Qatari counterparts: the National Human Rights Commission and all human rights asso?ia-ti-ozns, organizations and committees in the world to shoulder their legal and moral responsibilities towards all of them and Work to facilitate the procedures of the visit and Continuous eommunicatiOn with them by human rights organizations and the media to check on them and their situation, The society also con?rms that it visited the Qatari p-ilgrims-in their headquarters in the holy Sites and confirmed their enjoyment of all their rights, which ensured the performante'ofdtheir rituals w-it?n ease. I I A 23:19 LOCAL TIM 20:19 GMT . . wwW.spa.goV.sa/1664803 This by the questa Group on behgifzaf the Center for Studies and Media Affair/rear the Satidi Royal Court. Additional information. inimitable at the Department ofiustice, washington, DC. .. 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