Officials from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention Vice (Haia) in Riyadh have arrested an African man accused of engaging in black magic to create rift in married couples for SR20,000 a client, said Turki Al-Shelail, Haia spokesman.
Haia officials have confiscated the material supposedly used by the man to cast spells.
Saudi bloggers have expressed their indignation at the heinous crime and urged authorities to behead him.
“Those who turn to sorcerers to create division among members of society must be punished,” said one blogger, who did not mention his name.
“God’s wrath will be incurred on people who try to create division among married couples and who pay huge amounts to destroy homes and families,” said Mouda Alaf.
Another blogger urged security officers to catch people who turn to sorcerers to do their dirty work.
“The sorcerer should be asked to break his black magic spells before being beheaded,” said another blogger.
Alleged sorcerer arrested in Riyadh
