Mother of condemned Saudi man appeals to Obama for help

The mother of a Saudi man sentenced to death over his involvement in an anti-government protest has appealed to US President Barack Obama for help. 

Ali Mohammed was arrested in 2012, when he was 17, and convicted of sedition, rioting and robbery.

An Obama administration official said it is deeply concerned by the case.  

The convict’s mother told newsmen that President Obama is the head of this world and he can interfere and rescue her son.

Ali could be executed as soon as King Salman ratifies the sentence.

Human rights groups have called for clemency for Ali, but the country's embassy in the UK said it rejects any form of interference in its internal affairs".


BBC