Riyadh, Shawwal 30, 1435, Aug 26, 2014, SPA -- As many as 12 persons including six Saudis, five Yemenis and a Palestinian accused of belonging to terror cells in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were sentenced to varying terms in prison for embracing deviant expiatory thinking that is contradictory to the Quran and Sunnah (prophet Mohammed's sayings and deeds), disobeying the King's instructions of not joining terrorist-led fighting abroad, joining an extremist group inside the country, using the media to support terror cells and provide shelter for some wanted men, financing terror and terrorist operations, possessing weapons and ammunition without license, counterfeiting identity documents, and several other offences. A specialized criminal court issued here today preliminary sentences ranging from one and half a year to 20 years behind bars. The session was attended by Ulema judges, general prosecutor, a representative of the human rights commission, media representatives and advocators. The convicted were given 30 days to appeal against the court's decisions. The criminal court also later issued preliminary rulings indicting six convicts, five Saudis and a Omani citizen, for planning to assassin a number of prosecution officers, adopting expiatory thinking that is contradictory to the Quran and Sunnah (prophet Mohammed's sayings and deeds), promoting a plan to establish a camp in Sudan to provide training on fighting, and adopting a notion that fighting against infidels outside doesn't need a permission from anybody and several other offences. The court issued preliminary sentences ranging from three to 20 years behind bars. The session was attended by Ulema judges, general prosecutor, a representative of the human rights commission, media representatives and advocators. The convicted were given 30 days to appeal against the court's decisions. --SPA 22:37 LOCAL TIME 19:37 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w