Concerning Mr. Abdul Aziz Saleh Slimane Djerboue and Mr. Mahna Abdul Aziz Al Habil.

Mr. Abdul Aziz Saleh Slimane Djerboue, a Saudi Arabian citizen born on 12 October 1967 in Riyadh, is a teacher and is being held in detention at El Hayr prison in Riyadh.

With regard to Abdul Aziz Saleh Slimane Djerboue, the Working Group finds the situation even more serious, as he is kept in prison without any legal basis since he served the entirety of his sentence and should have been released on 1 August 2003.

On the basis of the allegations made, which the Government has not denied despite having been given an opportunity to do so, the Working Group concludes that the detention and sentencing of Abdul Aziz Saleh Slimane Djerboue and Mahna Abdul Aziz Al Habil are motivated exclusively by their having expressed their political views, which was merely the peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of expression, as guaranteed by article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.13.