He was made a prisoner of war, but was paroled soon.

An alternative hypothesis, which seems to fit the facts, recently emerged from the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Dysfunctionality in Capital Markets, at the London School of Economics.

Despite legal prohibition, Saudi women have defiantly driven their cars in the streets of Riyadh, while prominent intellectuals have published open letters to King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah demanding social and political reform.

Back in March, two other prominent human rights activists and co founders of ACPRA were found guilty and sentenced to 10 and 11 years in jail for breaking allegiance to the ruler and his successor and trying to impede the country s developments .