The newspaper "The Guardian" British medical reports leaked about the health conditions of prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia, showed that they were tortured.
The medical reports were the first confirmation by the Royal Court of mistreatment of prisoners of conscience, despite official public denials.
The reports included tests conducted on about 60 detainees after a request from the Saudi king due to increased pressure on Riyadh because of the treatment of prisoners of conscience, especially after the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Medical reports concluded that prisoners suffered from bruises, burns, wounds and severe weight loss, and the newspaper presented details showing their suffering.
Some prisoners were unable to move at all due to leg injuries and severe wasting due to malnutrition and lack of fluid in their bodies.
She also said some of them were severely underweight and constantly vomiting blood, and that the wounds were spreading in their bodies, including old wounds that had not healed because of medical negligence.
She confirmed that the Saudi royal court did not care about the opposition of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's aides to conduct medical examinations after the Saudi king demanded reconsideration of the arrests of about 200 men and women during the campaign led by his crown prince.
The report added that the medical reports were accompanied by recommendations calling for the release of detainees suffering from difficult medical conditions. It also demanded that some of them be transferred from solitary confinement to medical centers, noting that all the reports confirm the statements made by human rights organizations and relatives of detainees regarding solitary confinement, Sexual harassment and malnutrition.