Saudi Arabia 'detains' more preachers
Saudi Arabia has detained more preachers and scholars,
activists said, two days after the reported arrest of more than 20
individuals, including prominent Saudi intellectuals.
The reports come as Saudi state news agency SPA said
authortities were uncovering "intelligence activities for the benefit of
foreign parties" by an unamed group of people. It did not comment on
the reported arrests.
On Sunday, online activists said up to 20 influential Saudi
preachers and religious scholars had been arrested, including some of
the kingdom's most influential preachers.
Activists dedicated to monitoring and documenting what they
describe as "prisoners of conscience" reported on social media on
Tuesday that at least eight prominent figures, including clerics,
academics, television anchors and a poet, had been "confirmed" detained
since Monday.
ALQST, a London-based Saudi rights group, also reported more
arrests, including several of the same people, although it gave no
specific figure.
"[Salman] Al-Awdah, [Awad] al-Qarni, Farhan al-Malki and
Mostafa Hassan [are confirmed]," said Yahya al-Assiri, ALQST head,
referring to four of those reported to have been arrested.
"The rest are also correct, but I don't have any specific information," he added.
Saudi officials could not be reached for comment.
A Saudi security source told Reuters news agency the
suspects were accused of "espionage activities and having contacts with
external entities including the Muslim Brotherhood", which Riyadh has
classified as a "terrorist" organisation.
The Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) condemned the initial reported arrests late on Monday.
The group linked them to the Gulf crisis and urged Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to order their release.
Among those reportedly arrested was Salman al-Audah, a prominent Muslim preachers and member of the IUMS' board of trustees.
IUMS said the scholars "should not be used as pawns in
political disputes", referring to the crisis between Qatar and four
other Arab states - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and
Egypt.
"In regards to the crisis [with] the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) member states, Audah has done nothing but call for unity
between these brotherly countries," the statement read, noting that his
last tweet urged GCC members to "come together for the sake of their
people".
The IUMS is an organisation of Islamic theologians and is headquartered in Qatar.
About 90,000 Muslim scholars are connected through the union, which claims to bring together Sunni and Shia Muslims.
Source: News agencies
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