Dawoud al-Marhoon

Dawoud Al Marhoon is a Saudi Arabian who as a teenager participated in the Saudi Arabian protests during the Arab Spring. He was arrested in May 22, 2012, sentenced to death in September 2015, and as of 23 September 2015, awaited ratification of his sentence by King Salman of Saudi Arabia, to be carried out by beheading and crucifixion (in that order)

Dawoud Al Marhoon was born in Al Awamiya, Saudi Arabia. He attended Alttarfih Al-ssahil high school. His father died a few years ago. He has a mother and a younger sister. As a teenager, Dawood was sociable and popular. He loved playing football and computer games. He excelled in his studies, and dreamed of pursuing his love for technology and computers by studying a degree in engineering.

Al Marhoon participated in the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests during the Arab Spring. Originally, in March 2012, He was questioned by Saudi police and asked to be an informant and report details about his fellow protesters. After he refused, Saudi security forces arrested him from the Dammam Central Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for an eye injury sustained in a traffic accident. Saudi forces surrounded the hospital and arrested him as he prepared for surgery.

During his arrest, al-Marhoon was allegedly forced to sign a confession, which was later relied upon to convict him. According to Reprieve, he was arrested without a warrant and tortured.

Legal conditions

Legal conditions of Dawoud Al Marhoon's case included refusal by authorities of regular access to his lawyer.