HRW Says Saudi's Iran Spy Trial Makes 'Mockery' of Justice
A trial in Saudi Arabia of 32 men, almost all Shiites, accused of spying for Iran makes a mockery of justice in the Sunni kingdom, Human Rights Watch charged Tuesday.
The accused are an Iranian, an Afghan and 30 Saudis, all but one of them from the country's Shiite minority, the New York-based watchdog said.
HRW cited Taha al-Haji, a Saudi lawyer who represented a group of the defendants until March, as saying the men were suddenly brought to trial in February.
"He said he believes the timing may relate to ongoing hostility between Iran and Saudi Arabia", it said in a statement.
Riyadh regularly accuses Tehran of "interference" in the region, where the two countries support opposite sides of the wars in Yemen and Syria.
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http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/209509The US is an ally of KSA, Saudi Arabia; sure makes one wonder. At times, Iran actually looks tame besides its support of Hezbollah and that is Israel's fight really and not ours.
Then, a whole lot of people got killed at the Haj at Mecca; but I guess people from all over got killed in that stampede tragedy, not just Shias or Iranians.
