A drop in the sea
by jirukun on Jun.05, 2007, under Dumb, KSA, Personal, Religion
This is what I read today here
Saudis hold five religious police
Five members of the Saudi religious police, the Mutawaeen, have been
arrested accused of being responsible for the death of a man in
custody.
The man died at a Mutawaeen office in Tabuk, the Saudi authorities say.
Officials said the man had been questioned for allegedly associating with a woman who was not a relative.
It is the latest in a series of abuse allegations
levelled against members of the Mutawaeen, whose task is to enforce a
strict Islamic moral code.
Many Saudis have accused them of being overzealous in the pursuit of their duties.
The man, who has not been named, died on Friday in the north-eastern city.
Saudi press reports say police are also investigating
the death of an Asian woman who fell from the fourth floor of a
building that was stormed by Mutawaeen last week.
A year ago, the government decreed that Mutawaeen could
not interrogate detained suspects, as they had previously done, but
must immediately hand them over to regular police.
I hope that they get the death sentence for this.
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June 11th, 2007 on 6:56 am
ameen!
June 26th, 2007 on 9:18 am
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