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| About 300 people were arrested during the protests is still in custody . |
Saudi Arabian court sentenced to death a son cleric for shooting a policeman on patrol in protest against the government three years ago .
Rida al - Rubh , 26 , is the son of cleric Sheik Jaafar al - Rubh .
Sheik Jaafar al - Rubh is a community leader in the negotiations between the Shiite community and the government of Saudi Arabia following a series of protests in cities Awamiya in 2011 .
He became a liaison when there is upheaval in the country 's Sunni majority .
Minority Shia community in Saudi Arabia at the time staged sporadic demonstrations in the eastern region .
Protests in Saudi Arabia coincided with upheaval in Arab countries that originally blows from North Africa in 2011 .
Local media said Rida al - Rubh will appeal the verdict handed down to him .
According to reporters , the punishment meted out to al - Rida Rubh is facing the toughest verdict protesters so far .
More than 900 people have been arrested , 300 of them are still in custody until today .BBC
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