Saudi intellectuals on Wednesday urged the kingdom's crown prince to order the release of a liberal writer accused of insulting Islam via his Twitter account.
A petition, signed by around 500 people and addressed to Salman bin Abdul Aziz, called for Turki al-Hamad's "immediate and unconditional release."
"We hope for, demand and expect a quick decision to be made to correct this grave error that has been committed against" Hamad, it said. [AFP] Read more
