Saudi Arabia seizes phone of Hamas representative's wife
Saudi has confiscated the phone of the wife of detained Hamas representative Mohammed Al-Khodari, leaving the extended family with no means to remain in touch with her.
Security forces raided 82-year-old Al-Khodari's house some
50 days ago and interrogated his 70-year-old wife, Wejdan, forcing her to sign
an undertaking that prevents her from talking about her husband's condition to
the media.
According to a family member, phone conversations with
Wejdan comforted relatives with the news of Al-Khodari. However, they have been
left without this contact and are longer up to date with when his trial is or
other details of his detention.
Abdul Majed Al-Khodari, Mohammed's brother, told Safa news
agency that security forces interrogated Wejdan and took pictures inside and
outside her residence in April, after they searched the house they told her
that "her interaction with the media is concerning for the
authorities."
Al-Khodari has been living in Jeddah for nearly three
decades, and was responsible for managing of Palestinian resistance movement
Hamas' relationship with the kingdom for two decades. He was arrested in early
2019. He suffers from prostate cancer and needs medical care which has not been
provided to him in prison.
He is expected to stand trial on 21 June.
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