A Saudi human rights platform revealed today, Saturday, that the former international player in Al-Nasr Club, Fahd Al-Harifi, was being arrested on the background of a tweet in which he expressed his opinion on the decisions of the Ministry of Interior regarding measures to confront Corona.

This came in a tweet for the account of the "prisoners of conscience" - concerned with the affairs of detainees in Saudi Arabia - this evening through his authenticated account on Twitter.

The account said, "We were confirmed by the news of the arrest of Fahad Al-Harifi, the former player of Al-Nasr Club, against the background of a tweet in which he expressed his opinion on the decisions of the Interior."

He added, "Al-Harifi deleted the tweet and posted a tweet explaining his intention to those he described as having misunderstood his tweet. This was his last tweet."

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We have confirmed the news of the arrest of # Fahad Al-Harifi, the former player of Al-Nasr Club, against the background of a tweet in which he expressed his opinion on the decisions of the Interior.
Al-Harifi deleted the tweet and posted a tweet explaining his intention to those he described as "misunderstood his tweet" and that was his last tweet. pic.twitter.com/7wEc7hPpLt

Prisoners of Conscience (@ m3takl) June 13, 2020

On June 5, Al-Harifi shared, through his Twitter account, a statement by the Ministry of the Interior about the re-strengthening of health measures in the city of Jeddah (west) for a period of 15 days as part of anti-Corona measures.

He said at the time, "With these words, I do not rule out the completion of the league ... Al-Hilal (the traditional rival of victory for which Al-Harifi was playing), is used to us above all, even if it is life and death."

On the following day, Al-Harifi returned, tweeting, "I tweeted yesterday with a tweet in which I meant that all precautionary measures issued by the Ministry of Interior were the most important."

"Someone understood it otherwise, so I removed it in time, and I apologize for not making my point clear in the correct terms."

I tweeted
yesterday evening with a tweet in which I intended that all precautionary measures issued by the Ministry of Interior
were the most important.
Someone understood it otherwise, so I removed it in time and apologized for not clarifying my intention in the correct terms.

Oh God, unveil the gloom of this nation, and Adam on this country is its security and safety

# Fahad Al-Harifi

- Fahd Al-Harifi (@Fahadalhurifi) June 6, 2020

Al-Harifi, 54, is one of the former stars of the Saudi national soccer team. He retired from international football in 2000.

Al-Hilal is at the top of the Saudi league table, suspended since last March, with 51 points, 6 points behind Al-Nasr 8 rounds from the end.

It was not possible to obtain immediate comment from the family of the former Saudi star, or the Saudi authorities, regarding the confirmation of his arrest.

The majority chose the correct answer
فهد Fahad Al-Harifi, the “musician,” was definitely the first Arab to win the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000.
🇸🇦 The Saudi Al-Nasr Club won the Fair Play Award in this version. @ Fahadalhurifi @AlNassrFC pic.twitter.com/ mzPa6gpfbc

- FIFA.com - English (@fifacom) May 25, 2020

However, the Saudi newspaper “Aajel” reported on June 6 on its website, that the public prosecutor in her country issued a decision to arrest a person (whom she did not name) “who carried out sports fanaticism contrary to the customs of society, and what he mentioned was the fallout of the consequences of tightening health precautions to prevent From the Corona virus in the recently announced Jeddah governorate, in the interest of a sports club in achieving the league. "

It is noteworthy that the total injuries in Saudi Arabia amounted to today 123 thousand, including 932 deaths, and 82.5 thousand cases of recovery.