The team of lawyers headed by Ahmed Mazhar met in Riyadh on Saturday to mobilize support from international human rights organizations. It is scheduled to hold another meeting today to discuss the role of its members.

The team will highlight the “inhuman treatment” of the prisoners, Mazhar said. He said such treatment went against international charters and agreements, the US constitution and US policy on human rights.

The team includes Dr. Mohammed ibn Omar Al-Madani Al-Idrisi, Saleh ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Salim, Katib Al-Shammary and Khaled Fahd Al-Salim.

“No existing laws or charters allow imprisonment of Saudi prisoners in Guantanamo indefinitely without trial,” Mazhar told Arab News.

He urged the US government and humanitarian agencies to cooperate with the team’s efforts. “Being advocates of human rights, we hope, the US government will consider our request favorably,” he added.

Shammary, who has been pursuing the issue of Saudi prisoners for several months, said the team had already contacted international human rights organizations and American officials to release the prisoners.