RIYADH — The criminal court here held the first hearing on Monday in the case of a Saudi woman who openly announced her support to the terrorist organization Daesh. A source said the woman, a 27-year-old undergraduate student living in Unaizah in Qassim province, is the first Saudi woman to openly support the terrorist outfit. “She announced her pledge to the leader of Daesh known by the name Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and hung posters of Daesh on a mosque. She was convicted of posting heinous and violent tweets against the government, in support of terrorism and threatening the national security,” said the source. The source also said the woman demanded the release of some of the terrorists in prison. “She was also convicted of unlawful behavior when she smuggled 30 of her pro-terrorism posters into prison when she visited her uncle who is an inmate there. She closely followed several terrorist accounts on Twitter,” said the source. The source added the woman was also tweeting in support of terrorism during the incident of Ramadan 2014 when four security officers died in a terrorist attack in Sharourah. “The woman began her active rally for terrorism when her uncle was imprisoned for nine years after being arrested for involvement in terrorist activities. He was convicted of bombing a public area,” said the source. The source also said her uncle was convicted of plotting to assassinate people who oppose the terrorist organization he supported. “Her uncle was imprisoned for denouncing the leaders of the country and targeting public officials. She followed his footsteps in claiming that the Kingdom does not follow Islamic law,” said the source. It said the court would hold a series of hearings to investigate the actions of the woman before issuing a verdict.
