Foreign diplomats who tried to attend on Wednesday were asked to leave the courthouse. None of the charges include contact with foreign intelligence entities or taking money from foreign governments, they said. In an interview in October, 33-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the women’s arrests were unrelated to their activism, saying that others who campaigned for greater rights remained free. Authorities have evidence they’re connected to foreign intelligence agencies, he said. Asked if that meant foreign diplomats and journalists, he said no.

Source: National Post March 27, 2019 10:41 UTC