Appeal argues initial arrest was unlawful,accuser’s testimony was not reliable and judges ignored evidence of poet Ashraf Fayadh’s mental illnessA Saudi court that ordered the beheading of a Palestinian poet for renouncing Islam denied him a impartial trial and ignored evidence that he suffered from a mental illness, according to an appeal against the ruling.
The appeal against the death sentence handed down last month to Ashraf Fayadh, and a main member of Saudi Arabias modern art scene,states that allegations that he publicly blasphemed and promoted atheism to young people were uncorroborated.
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Source: theguardian.com