udi ▁custom s . ▁▁ ▁An ▁anonymous ▁source ▁from ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Pro sec ution ▁and ▁Investig ation ▁Commission ▁( PI C ) ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁might ▁request ▁charg ing ▁J aw ad ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁defend ants ▁for ▁H ira bah , ▁a ▁crime ▁defined ▁as ▁" w aging ▁un law ful ▁war fare ▁( in ▁speech ▁or ▁action ) ▁against ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁society ". ▁The ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁crime ▁would ▁be ▁be head ing . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁J aw ad ▁was ▁conv icted ▁by ▁a ▁Jed d ah ▁court ▁on ▁charges ▁based ▁on ▁Sh aria ▁law . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁five ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁l ash es . ▁The ▁sentence ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁travel ▁and ▁talking ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁were ▁also ▁conv icted ▁of ▁discuss ing ▁sex ▁public ly . ▁They ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 ▁l ash es ▁each . ▁A ▁cam er aman ▁who ▁helped ▁film ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁two ▁months ▁in ▁j ail . ▁A ▁female ▁journalist ▁at ▁L BC , ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁arrested , ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁l ash es . ▁ ▁Stat ements ▁J aw ad ' s ▁lawyer , ▁S ula iman ▁al - J ume ii