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19 March 2024

Saudi cop suspended for dancing

If charges are true, he will be punished: Commission. (Shutterstock)

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A senior member of Saudi Arabia’s religious police was suspended on charges of dancing in the police car, a newspaper in the Gulf kingdom said on Sunday.

The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice suspended the head of its branch in a neighbourhood in the capital Riyadh after he was reported by an employee that he was seen dancing in the Commission’s car in a public place.

“The employee reported that the head of the branch also received a present from a shopping mall in the city,” ‘Okaz’ daily said.

“The Commission directorate decided to suspend the head of the branch pending investigation into the charges against him,” it said.

“Commission sources said that in case the charges are true, he will be severely punished for such irresponsible acts which do not suit his position.”