The Saudi “General Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” published a tweet in which it responded to what it described as “untrue rumors” circulating on social media related to its work, as it confirmed that it “carries out its work and competencies according to its regulations and instructions.”
Social networking sites in Saudi Arabia were buzzing with a video clip of a blogger in which she talked about the return of the work of the “Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” in the Kingdom with a “new dress”, which prompted the Commission to respond.
The blogger, Rahaf Al-Qahtani, published a video clip in which she talked about “forcing those caught in illegal seclusion to marry for two years with a dowry of one thousand riyals.”
According to what she said in the circulating video clip, whoever does not abide by that period will be punished with 10 years in prison, with a “flogging penalty”, indicating in her speech that the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice will return to work again in Saudi Arabia.
The video clip sparked controversy among users in the Kingdom and abroad, which prompted the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice to respond to the tweet.
Since assuming the position of Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia, Prince Muhammad bin Salman has led a reform campaign, as a result of which the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which served as a highly influential religious police, was dismantled, cinemas were reopened, and tourist visas were issued for the first time to visit the Kingdom, according to the agency. AFP”.
Bin Salman pledged, since his accession to power, that he would lead a kingdom “moderate and liberated” from extremist ideas, and open to other religions, according to “Agence France Presse”.
2023-05-13 05:49:24
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