RIYADH — A Saudi woman suspected of being a member of Daesh (the so-called IS) was sentenced to six years in prison and banned from traveling for an equal period by the Special Criminal Court in Riyadh on Wednesday. The woman, aged 27, was arrested following her suspected terrorist activities, especially on social media, while doing her Master's degree course. She is the first Saudi woman convicted of her association with Daesh. The court found her guilty of several charges, including pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, leader of Daesh, and creating twitter accounts and videos to spread the deviant ideologies of Daesh. The woman was convicted of sending tweets supporting the terrorist attack on the officials of Bureau of Investigation (Al-Mabahith) in Sharoura nearly two years ago in which four security officials were killed. She was also involved in printing posters demanding the release of a terror suspect and posting these posters on the walls of a mosque and electricity poles in Unaizah in Al-Qassim region. The woman was also found guilty of sending several tweets with a call to disobey rulers and undermine the Kingdom's security as well as supporting Daesh activities.
