versi, did you even read any of the articles? All of them say that he was convicted for predictions made on the tv show that was recorded in Beirut and unfortunately for him broadcasted on Saudi Sports Channel.
About.com excerpt - In May 2008, Sibat was arrested in Medina, Saudi Arabia, while conducting the hajj pilgrimage. He was recognized by members of Saudi Arabia's vice police, who remembered him from his show. What were members of the vice police doing, watching the show (in itself an offense in Saudi Arabia), and watching it so often as to have an engraved memory of Sibat in their mind--a memory good enough to be recalled even though the show had been off the air--nobody asked.
Daily Star excerpt ( Lebanon Newspaper ) - According to Amnesty International, he was sentenced to death by a Medina court in 2009 for practicing “sorcery” because he “gave advice and predictions about the future” on a Lebanese television program.
I fail to find one single reliable source which says otherwise. Can you show me one reliable source which says the crime was committed on Saudi Soil now ?
versi, did you even read any of the articles? All of them say that he was convicted for predictions made on the tv show that was recorded in Beirut and unfortunately for him broadcasted on Saudi Sports Channel.
Here are a few excerpts .
CNN's story highlights - Convicted of 'sorcery' after claiming to predict future on TV show LINK - http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/31/saudi.arabia.sorcery/index.html
About.com excerpt - In May 2008, Sibat was arrested in Medina, Saudi Arabia, while conducting the hajj pilgrimage. He was recognized by members of Saudi Arabia's vice police, who remembered him from his show. What were members of the vice police doing, watching the show (in itself an offense in Saudi Arabia), and watching it so often as to have an engraved memory of Sibat in their mind--a memory good enough to be recalled even though the show had been off the air--nobody asked.
LINK - http://middleeast.about.com/b/2010/04/02/saudi-arabia-stays-sword-over-l...
Daily Star excerpt ( Lebanon Newspaper ) - According to Amnesty International, he was sentenced to death by a Medina court in 2009 for practicing “sorcery” because he “gave advice and predictions about the future” on a Lebanese television program.
LINK - http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article...
I fail to find one single reliable source which says otherwise. Can you show me one reliable source which says the crime was committed on Saudi Soil now ?