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23-09-03, 17:04
Saudi police silence activist
By Lawrence Smallman

A Saudi reformer who gave Aljazeera an exclusive interview about suppression and growing instability in the kingdom was arrested minutes later.

Abd al-Aziz al-Tayyar told Aljazeera by telephone that Saudi security forces had surrounded his home just after 1am (22.15 GMT) and were preparing to storm his house.

But in his last few minutes of freedom, the activist told millions of viewers how “all tribesmen are now willing to fight this government … we will protect the rights of our people some day.”

“This is not the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia any more. It is a jungle full of monsters … Saudi people are suppressed. They suffer poverty and unemployment,” he added.

Arrests followed as a number of activisits were arrested at al-Tayyar’s house in al-Rawda quarter of Riyadh, including Muhammad al-Ma’yuf, Khalid al-Turki and Muhammad al-Subai.
http://english.aljazeera.net/Articles/News/ArabWorld/Saudi+political+activist+arrested.htm