Reporters Without Borders called for an independent international investigation, sponsored by the United Nations, to determine the responsibility of the Saudi authorities in the case of the death of the Saudi journalist, Saleh Al-Shehhi, as a result of health complications, nearly two months after his release.

The organization said - in a statement published on Friday - that the health of al-Shihi deteriorated rapidly and was brought into intensive care after his sudden release on May 19.

She pointed to what was reported by Saudi media that Al-Shehhi was suffering from the consequences of infection with Corona virus.

Amnesty International (Amnesty) has expressed its deep sadness at the death of the Saudi journalist, and has called on the Saudi authorities to release political detainees.

A crowd of the late Saudi citizens gathered last Tuesday in the graves of Rafha, in his hometown, in the north of the Kingdom. Many activists lamented it.

Saudi authorities arrested Saleh al-Shehhi in December 2017 after speaking of corruption in the Saudi royal court, and he was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a travel ban for another 5 years.