Mother's plea for son held on terror charges in Saudi Arabia A West Australian man is on trial in Saudi Arabia on terrorism-related offences. THE mother of two West Australian brothers in Saudi Arabia, one behind bars accused of terrorism and the other in hiding and facing arrest, says Australia hasn't done enough to get her sons home. Perth man Shayden Thorne, 25, has been in custody for over a year on terrorism related offences. His brother Junaid, 23, is wanted by authorities after having previously been detained for two months. The men's mother, who has asked not to be named, says the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade should be doing more to help her sons. "Once we did know that he was in prison, the embassy said that they would go and visit him and check on his welfare," she told ABC Radio. That visit didn't even take place until three or four months after he was in prison. I just think that they're not doing as much as what they should be doing to get my boys home. She says her son Shayden is innocent and has been tortured by Saudi authorities. They've kept him in prison for over a year, awaiting this trial and they have nothing against him. Mr Thorne's mother also said she was concerned about conditions inside the maximum security al-Ha'ir Prison outside Riyadh, where her son was being held alongside al-Qa'ida suspects. Both of his parents still live in Australia. The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed a 25-year-old West Australian man is on trial for alleged terrorism-related offences and is being detained in a prison outside the Saudi capital, Riyadh. His detention was revealed by indigenous television network NITV last night. Consular officials from the Australian embassy in Riyadh have been providing assistance to the man since his arrest in November 2011. Consular staff in Canberra are also in regular contact with the man's family in Australia. A spokesman for Foreign Minister Bob Carr said the case was raised with Saudi officials last June. "We raised it with the Saudi government last year . . . in relation to urging a speedy resolution of the matter," the spokesman said. There had been a couple of court appearances before then, I think, and there have been one or two more since then. So it is progressing. Brother Junaid Muhammed Thorne, also lives in Saudi Arabia and has been protesting Mr Thorne's innocence. He was arrested for protesting in a mosque and held in jail for a month. "I have seen a few bruises on his body, but he never wanted to tell me that he was being tortured," Junaid told ABC Television. Additional reporting: AAP