MARCH 2018 ISBN: 978-1-6231-35782 Treatment of Pakistanis in the Saudi Criminal Justice System Summary.......................................................................................................................................... 1 Saudi Criminal Justice System Background ............................................................................. 5 Recommendations........................................................................................................................... 7 To the Government of Saudi Arabia ......................................................................................... 7 To the Government of Pakistan ............................................................................................... 7 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 9 I. Lack of Due Process in Saudi Courts ........................................................................................... 11 Inability to Inform Others Following Arrest ..............................................................................11 Detention Without Charge .................................................................................................... 12 Convictions and Sentences Presented at First Hearing ........................................................... 13 No Legal Assistance ............................................................................................................. 15 Lack of Adequate Translation Services .................................................................................. 18 Remaining in Jail Following Expiry of Sentence ...................................................................... 19 No Consular Assistance ........................................................................................................ 19 II. Detention Conditions ................................................................................................................ 21 Overcrowding and Unsanitary Conditions .............................................................................. 21 Torture and Ill-Treatment ...................................................................................................... 22 Lack of Adequate Medical Care ............................................................................................. 23 III. Drug-Related Cases................................................................................................................... 25 Drug Executions in Saudi Arabia ........................................................................................... 25 Drug-Trafficking Involving Pakistani Citizens ......................................................................... 26 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 29