Mohammed al-Ajami

He was charged with insulting Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and "inciting to overthrow the ruling system".

[2] The court heard testimony from three poetry experts employed by the government ministries of education and culture, who stated that al-Ajami's poem had insulted the emir and his son.

"[2] Al-Nuaimi also accused authorities of procedural irregularities including evidence tampering, allegations which Attorney General Ali bin Fetais al-Marri denied.

[3] The International Committee for the Liberation of the Qatari Poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, linked to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, was established on October 22, 2013.

[4] Amnesty International called on the Qatari government to release al-Ajami if he were being held for the content of his poems, stating that in that case he would be a prisoner of conscience.