AFP
February 4, 2014
The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police admitted the presence of extremists within its ranks, labelling them “advocates of sedition” and vowing to remove them, local media reported Tuesday.
Sheikh Abdullatif al-Sheikh’s comments come the day after King Abdullah decreed jail terms of up to 20 years for citizens who travel to fight abroad, as the kingdom struggles to deter young Saudis from becoming jihadists.
“There are advocates of sedition within the Commission” for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the local Okaz daily quoted Sheikh as saying.
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