Film urges Obama to release jailed Saudi citizen
By DUBAI (MOHAMMED JAMAL) A group of young Saudi men in collaboration with a number of religious, media and sport personalities are urging the U.S. president to help with the release of a Saudi national, Homaidan al-Turki, who was convicted in a controversial trial to 28 years in prison for allegedly sexually harassing his housekeeper. The Saudi group has launched the five minutes short film as part of a campaign to push for the release of al-Turki. The film begins with a statement by prominent Saudi cleric Dr. Salman al-Ouda saying “This is a call to U.S. President Barack Obama” followed by the appearance of Sheikh Hassan Al-Saffar, a prominent Shiite Saudi scholar, who urged Obama to help release al-Turki in accordance with the U.S. constitution, and called al-Turki’s right for a fair trial. Sheikh al-Saffar added that if President Obama helps to release the jailed Saudi national the move would be widely appreciated in the Arab world and would contribute to improving relations betwee...