 Released in 2003, he appeared on al-Jazeera on 15 April 2004, and made remarks about the Riyadh compound bombings which resulted in his re-arrest on charges of condoning suicide bombings.His son Mubarak was reportedly arrested a few weeks later for protesting his father's detention.In September 2004 Said bin Zair was sentenced, in the absence of a lawyer, to five years of jail.