Seven Freed From S. Arabia Return to U.K.
Fri Aug 8, 9:39 PM ET
By ED JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
LONDON - Seven Westerners jailed in Saudi Arabia over a series of bombings that killed one person arrived back in Britain Friday after being freed and deported by Saudi authorities.
Canadian William Sampson and Briton Alexander Mitchell were sentenced to death in October 2001, while Britons James Lee, James Cottle, Les Walker and Peter Brandon were given prison sentences.
A sixth Briton, Glenn Ballard, who was detained for 10 months but not charged, also was released.
Raf Schyvens, from Belgium, who was also convicted and sentenced to prison in Saudi Arabia was released Friday and arrived back in Belgium, the Belgian Foreign Ministry said.
The men were sentenced in relation to two bombings in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in late 2000, in which a Briton, Christopher Rodway, was killed and four other people injured.
Keep your butterwork going Saudis, but it won’t help your cause, UK/US won’t stop the assault … your image will remain negative.
What do you guys think is reason of freeing them?
