Saudi Arabia must charge or release detained dissident cleric

Headline Title:  Saudi Arabia must charge or release detained dissident cleric 09 August 2012 Saudi Arabia must charge or release detained dissident clericA Saudi Arabian cleric and outspoken critic of the Saudi government held in detention for more than a month must be either charged with a recognizably criminal offence or released, Amnesty International has said.Sheikh Nimr Baqir al Nimr, 51, who has frequently criticised the Saudi Arabian government over discrimination faced by members of the Shi’a community in the country, has been held without charge since his arrest by Saudi…

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