Abdul Aziz Ben Sharpe Ben Rabah Al Shabari
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Abdul Aziz Ben Sharaf Ben Rajeh Al Shanbari is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
who was formerly associated with a Saudi dissident group.
He spent two years in London
working with the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia
.
Abdul Aziz's brother Abdullah told reporters that Abdul Aziz voluntarily surrendered, and regretted "every minute" he worked with Saad Al Faqih, the director of the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia.
The group has been accused of supporting Osama bin Laden
's Al Qaeda network, and of spreading false information criticizing Saudi Arabia.
Abdul Aziz was reported to have issued a statement that said:
A statement from Saad Al Faqih attributed Abdul Aziz surrender to an agreement with the Saudi government to free relatives of his the Saudi government was holding and the release of confiscated family property.
The statement reported that Abdul Aziz was a descendant of the family that had ruled Mecca
until 1920, and the assumption of power of the current Saudi dynasty.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
who was formerly associated with a Saudi dissident group.
He spent two years in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
working with the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia
Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia
The Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia , a U.K.-based Saudi oppositionist organization headed by Dr. Sa'ad Al-Faqih, who has been a key figure in the reform movement in Saudi Arabia since the Persian Gulf War. According to Dr...
.
Abdul Aziz's brother Abdullah told reporters that Abdul Aziz voluntarily surrendered, and regretted "every minute" he worked with Saad Al Faqih, the director of the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia.
The group has been accused of supporting Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
's Al Qaeda network, and of spreading false information criticizing Saudi Arabia.
Abdul Aziz was reported to have issued a statement that said:
A statement from Saad Al Faqih attributed Abdul Aziz surrender to an agreement with the Saudi government to free relatives of his the Saudi government was holding and the release of confiscated family property.
The statement reported that Abdul Aziz was a descendant of the family that had ruled Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
until 1920, and the assumption of power of the current Saudi dynasty.