Saudi religious police chief says extremists present among ranks

[rug]

Saudi Gazette, Arar
Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, President of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), admitted the presence of extremists in its ranks.

He labelled them as “advocates of sedition” and vowed to eliminate them. “There are advocates of sedition within the Haia, and we will deal with them in accordance with the law and regulations. We will eliminate whoever urges sedition in this country,” he warned.

Replying to a question from Okaz/Saudi Gazette whether he was satisfied with the functioning of the Haia, Asheikh said that it is not up to his satisfaction.

“Reaching the summit as well as maintaining the stay on the summit are both difficult. However, we are moving forward in line with the aspirations of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.”

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/02/05/Saudi-religious-police-chief-says-extremists-present-among-ranks.html

Go figure.

[edhopper]

1. The very presence

of a "religious police" is extremist.

[hrmjustin]

2. The fact they have religious police is disgusting and inconsistent with democracy.

[Leontius]

3. I think you're missing an important point here.

It's the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

[hrmjustin]

4. Point taken.