On 14 November 2009 the General Investigation Directorate arrested the Shi’a citizens (Hussain Abdul Mohsen al-Hassan , 26 years and Mustafa Ma’took al-Rasheed , 25) from Rummeila of al-Ahsa due to participation religious activities  in occasion of  the annual celebration of Imam Mahi’s birthday during the Islamic month of Sha’ban , which is not permitted by Saudi authorities .

Hussain al-Hassan and Mustafa al-Rasheed were sentenced to one week imprisonment on orders of Al-Ahsa governor ( Badr bin Muhammad bin Jalawi).

The two mentioned detainees are detained for the second times on the same charge .

It is worth to mention that the Saudi authorities arrested more than eight young Shi’a citizens on charges of  participation in religious activities in their areas.