Ali Hussein Sibat Must Not Be Executed | Raja M. Kamal and Tom G. Palmer | Cato Institute: Commentary

Ali Hussein Sibat Must Not Be Executed | Raja M. Kamal and Tom G. Palmer | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Sibat is a Lebanese citizen and was the host of a call-in television show broadcast from Lebanon but that was aired throughout the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. He is also a Muslim. During his broadcasts, Sibat gave advice to those who called in during his show – and he made predictions about their future.

In May 2008, during a religious pilgrimage to Mecca, Sibat was arrested by the Saudi religious police and charged with sorcery. He was coerced into confessing, and then tried without a lawyer. His coerced confession was used against him and he was sentenced to death in Medina on November 9, 2009."