Al-Quwayi was arrested on April 3 over his writings on the Internet, which authorities said cast doubts on the journalist’s belief in Islam. Al-Quwayi, 24, a reporter in the Arabic daily in Riyadh, was summoned by a memo from the Hail police to conclude some paperwork related to his car which had been vandalized last November. When he showed up at the station he was arrested for his postings. “They said they had closed the case of vandalizing my car and opened a new one that said they doubted my belief in Islam based on writings I posted on the Internet,” said Al-Quwayi.
At the police station he was questioned by the No further details about the case surfaced until Saturday afternoon when Al-Quwayi was suddenly released from detention. “Al-Quwayi’s case is closed for good,” said Al-Lahem. Arab News contacted Al-Quwayi after his discharge. “I’ll be back to work at the newspaper in Riyadh by the end of this week for sure and continue my job as usual,” he confirmed.
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