Verbatim, from a news item in the Denver Post:
A proposed Saudi counterterrorism law that would give the Interior Minister sweeping powers and mandate jail sentences for criticizing the king would effectively squelch political dissent, human-rights advocates said Thursday [July 21, 2011].
The law would allow prisoners to be held without trial, and trials and appeals would be held in secret, Saudi and international rights advocates said. It would also grant the Interior Ministry broad powers, including the ability to tap telephones or search houses without permission from the judiciary.
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