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Judgement due in Amina Al-Jeffrey 'locked-up' case Forced marriage bid rejected in Amina Al-Jeffery case
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A High Court judge will decide on the case of a Swansea woman who claims her father has kept her locked up against her will in Saudi Arabia. A High Court judge has rejected a forced marriage protection order in the case of a Swansea woman who claims her father has kept her locked up against her will in Saudi Arabia.
Amina Al-Jeffrey, 21, was taken to Jeddah in 2012 by her father, Mohammed, who said he did it to "save her life". Amina Al-Jeffery, 21, was taken to Jeddah in 2012 by her father, Mohammed, who said he did it to "save her life".
Mr Al-Jeffrey has denied the allegations at the High Court. Mr Al-Jeffery has denied the allegations at the High Court.
Ms Al-Jeffrey, who has dual nationality, says her father took the action against her will after she "kissed a guy". Mr Justice Holman has yet to rule on whether to grant a vulnerable adults protection order.
Mr Justice Holman reserved judgement on the case until Wednesday, after a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court ended last week. He said there was no evidence of any plan to force Ms Al-Jeffery into a marriage.
Ms Al-Jeffery, who has dual nationality, says her father took the action against her will after she "kissed a guy".
Her lawyer Anne-Marie Hutchinson QC said she has never been able to take instruction from Ms Al-Jeffery, who sent her emails in December 2015.
She wrote: "I am a threat to their secret - they want me to die.
"This time they'll kill me or throw me in a Saudi women's prison, which is basically a 19th century psychiatric home. It's very risky now, will expand on everything when I get the chance. Do you think I could leave?"
She said she had been "physically abused" and there were times where was not been allowed to leave her room, meaning she had to use it as a toilet.
She described having her head smacked against the wall.
Swansea West MP Geraint Davies has written to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to demand immediate action over the case.Swansea West MP Geraint Davies has written to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to demand immediate action over the case.
He said in a letter: "If Ms Al-Jeffery is being held against her will, she must be released immediately.He said in a letter: "If Ms Al-Jeffery is being held against her will, she must be released immediately.
"Ms Al-Jeffery is 21 years old and no one, whatever their relationship to her, has the right to deprive her of her liberty.""Ms Al-Jeffery is 21 years old and no one, whatever their relationship to her, has the right to deprive her of her liberty."
The former Swansea schoolgirl has been in touch with friends in the UK and asked them to contact the British Embassy to inform them of her situation, and has also sent a picture of what she claimed was the cage her father had kept her in.The former Swansea schoolgirl has been in touch with friends in the UK and asked them to contact the British Embassy to inform them of her situation, and has also sent a picture of what she claimed was the cage her father had kept her in.
In a statement, the Foreign Office said: "We are providing assistance to a woman in Saudi Arabia.In a statement, the Foreign Office said: "We are providing assistance to a woman in Saudi Arabia.
"This has included visiting her and assisting her to speak to her lawyers in the UK as part of an ongoing legal process.""This has included visiting her and assisting her to speak to her lawyers in the UK as part of an ongoing legal process."