Referring to 37-year-old Haila Al-Qaseer’s request to transfer the charge of forgery to the Court of Grievances, the prosecutor said the criminal court has the jurisdiction to look into such accusations as they are linked to terrorist activities.

The judge then presented the evidence, confessions and statements of witnesses to Al-Qaseer and her lawyers to get their response. The defense team said it would reply to the prosecutor’s allegations in the next session and the judge agreed.

In the previous session, Al-Qaseer had presented an 11-page reply at the court, rejecting all the charges made against her. The defendant also affirmed her allegiance to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and said money she was accused of collecting to finance terrorism was to support the poor in Afghanistan and Yemen.

Al-Qaseer, who appeared in court for the third time, faces 18 charges, which includes membership of Al-Qaeda, providing safe havens to terrorists and funding terrorist operations, extending various services to the terrorist organization, subscribing to deviant thoughts, extending logistical support to Al-Qaeda and recruiting young girls.

She was also accused of collecting large sums of money for the terrorist organization in addition to jewelry, gold and communications equipment. Other charges included renting out an apartment to two wanted terrorists, communicating with a number of dangerous Al-Qaeda members in Yemen and Afghanistan, and planning to travel to violence hotspots without the permission of the ruler and in violation of religious edicts.