Wael Jawharji reportedly made the claims in a letter to the Prosecution and Investigation Commission (PIC).
"There is no proof to condemn my client who is detained at Briman prison," the lawyer wrote in his letter. He said the lack of solid criminal evidence meant there was no chance the schoolteacher had committed the attacks.
The lawyer believed that the evidence collected so far against his client was not enough to incriminate him. He added that he had other pieces of evidence proving the schoolteacher’s innocence that he would use if the case was taken to court.
Jawharji recalled that a number of victims had withdrawn testimonies they gave to police against the suspect and said three of the rape attacks that he was accused of took place while he was outside the Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Al-Zahrani, Shariah representative for the suspect, said conflicting descriptions of his client were given to the police; a fact on its own was enough to prove his innocence. He also said DNA tests did not incriminate his client.
The representative said the family of the accused had sought the intervention of the Human Rights Commission and the National Society for Human Rights to secure his release from prison.
The newspaper said a number of young Saudi men and women have launched an online campaign under the title, "The Innocent Defendant," calling for the schoolteacher's immediate release.
The defendant has been detained for more than two months now.
