Turkish Citizen Arrested In Saudi Arabia

ISKENDERUN - A Turkish citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, sources said on Thursday.
Ersin Taze, a barber who went to Saudi Arabia from the southern Turkish city of Hatay, was arrested by Saudi authorities about 20 days ago for allegedly "insulting the Prophet".
Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish Embassy in Saudi Arabia launched initiatives to get information about his situation.
His mother, Serife Taze, told the A.A correspondent that his son had not stood trial yet.
Another Turkish citizen, Sabri Bogday, was sentenced to capital punishment in Saudi Arabia on charges of "swearing at the God". His trial at the court of appeals has still been continuing. Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held telephone conversations with King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia about him.
(UK-AÖ)