Friday, April 29, 2011

Banned: "The infringement of the reputation or dignity, the slander or the personal offence of the Grand Mufti"


(Reuters) - "Saudi Arabia tightened its control of the media on Friday, threatening fines and closure of publications that jeopardised its stability or offended clerics, state media reported. ... ... "All those responsible for publication are banned from publishing ... anything contradicting Islamic Sharia Law; anything inciting disruption of state security or public order or anything serving foreign interests that contradict national interests," the state news agency SPA said.......  the royal order banned the "infringement of the reputation or dignity, the slander or the personal offence of the Grand Mufti or any of the country's senior clerics or statesmen.."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We've got a very similar law in Malawi. It was adopted in January this year. The british ambassador tought it(amongst other things) wasn't acceptable. He has just been expelled. (flew out yesterday)It is a bold act considering this country is dependant on aid. But anyway who cares what happens in sub Saharan Africa? Malawi is mostly known for its fart ban and madonna's kids.