Saudi activist Jane Hathloul "rejected an offer of release in exchange for a video statement that she denied having been tortured"

The family of prominent Saudi activist Jane Hathloul said Tuesday that she had refused the offer to release her in return for a video statement denying having been tortured while in detention.

Al-Hathloul is one of the prominent women's rights activists and has long campaigned against the driving ban in Saudi Arabia, which has expired for a year but was sentenced to jail time for conspiring with "hostile entities".

Lijin supporters say the charges include "applying for a job at the United Nations and contacting human rights organizations."

According to human rights groups, at least three female detainees, including Hathloul, were placed in solitary confinement and abused, including electric shocks, whipping and sexual harassment. The Saudi Attorney General denied these allegations.

Lujain's family said they were tortured and sexually assaulted in prison, a charge refuted by the Saudi government.

In Tweet On Tuesday, Lena's sister, Lena, who lives in Brussels, revealed the details of the supposed agreement.

Saud al-Qahtani, senior adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, allegedly involved in the killing of Khashoggi, was present during some torture sessions and threatened with rape and murder, the brothers said.

The Saudi prosecutor said his office had investigated these allegations and concluded that they were false.

Walid Hathloul, Jane's brother, 30, said Ali His page On Twitter, she first agreed to sign a document denying being tortured and harassed. Her family has been quiet recently in hopes of resolving the case in secret.

But Walid added that state security had asked him, in a recent interview, to record the denial in a video as part of his release agreement.

"Appearing in a video to say that she was not tortured is an unrealistic demand," he said in a tweet.

Officials have not yet responded to BBC questions about what the Hathloul family said.

In 2014, Jane became popular on social media after trying to cross the Saudi-UAE border.

She also campaigned against the state system, which empowered a father, a brother, a husband or a woman's son to make decisive decisions on his behalf, but he also fell weeks ago. .

This case has drawn criticism and anger from the international community in European capitals and the US Congress, particularly after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudis in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul.