Saudi Arabia: Arrest of Abusers of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA), quoting an official source in the Public Prosecution of the Kingdom, stated that, based on what was submitted by the Parliamentary Monitoring Center about people broadcasting a video clip, and circulating it through a social media, whose content includes insulting the Mother of the Believers, Aisha Radhi. May God be pleased with her, and prejudice the side of the Mustafa, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, the Attorney General, Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah Al-Mujeb, issued an order to quickly arrest the aforementioned based on Articles (15 and 17) of the Code of Criminal Procedures and refer them to the Public Prosecution to complete the criminal procedures against them.
The source revealed that "publishing what would prejudice religious symbols, Islamic values and public morals through social media is a major crime that requires arrest...", the penalty for which is five years in prison and a fine of three million riyals.
He added that the Public Prosecution will apply the regulations firmly and forcefully to those who violate religious and societal values, and will continue to pursue them and bring them to justice.
While the Riyadh police announced that the security follow-up resulted in the arrest of the owner of a video clip that was circulated on social media, and its content included insulting the Mother of the Believers Aisha - may God be pleased with her - and harming the side of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, noting that the video’s owner is a Saudi in He was in his third decade of life, and he was arrested, and initial legal measures were taken against him, and he was referred to the Public Prosecution.
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