JEDDAH: Young men who were recruited to travel to conflict zones for “jihad” have initiated legal proceedings to sue their recruiters.
These men, who returned from conflict zones and some of whom are in detention, and their families have started hiring lawyers to prosecute those who convinced them to travel to these areas for purposes of waging war.
These lawsuits will target advocates in the Kingdom and abroad who have released fake fatwas to instigate and seduce people to join extremist groups under the name of jihad.
Judicial sources stressed that each citizen has the right to seek justice in the court, adding that those who have evidence should provide it so that authorities can investigate the perpetrators and direct them to a special court, which in this case is the Penal Court.
The late King Abdullah criticized the instigators in a speech in 2013, saying that these people lure young citizens.
The Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom said that instigators who push people to participate in evil doings are advocates for misguidance. The council said that the Kingdom must prosecute these people, and criticize all fatwas or opinions that justify these terror crimes, particularly those that aim to shake security and stability, create divisions in society and kill innocent people.
Lawyer Abdul Aziz Al-Harthi said that instigation is a crime. “The partner in the crime should be a partner in the punishment regardless of the role,” he added, explaining that those who have been lured into going to conflict areas have the right to sue their instigators and recruiters.
In a separate development, Najran police on Tuesday arrested 12 Yemenis suspected of being members of the Houthi militia during a security check carried out in cooperation with the general security departments and authorities in the region under the supervision of the Najran police chief Maj. Gen. Saleh bin Ali Al-Jaloud.
Najran police spokesman Capt. Abdullah Al-Ashawi said the security crackdown resulted in the arrest of 207 individuals involved in criminal and traffic violations, 172 people with invalid residence and work permits, nine Yemenis without residence permit and 14 people involved in abuse of alcohol and gambling.
Al-Ashawi said that all cases were handed over to the authorities to complete the legal procedures against them.
These men, who returned from conflict zones and some of whom are in detention, and their families have started hiring lawyers to prosecute those who convinced them to travel to these areas for purposes of waging war.
These lawsuits will target advocates in the Kingdom and abroad who have released fake fatwas to instigate and seduce people to join extremist groups under the name of jihad.
Judicial sources stressed that each citizen has the right to seek justice in the court, adding that those who have evidence should provide it so that authorities can investigate the perpetrators and direct them to a special court, which in this case is the Penal Court.
The late King Abdullah criticized the instigators in a speech in 2013, saying that these people lure young citizens.
The Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom said that instigators who push people to participate in evil doings are advocates for misguidance. The council said that the Kingdom must prosecute these people, and criticize all fatwas or opinions that justify these terror crimes, particularly those that aim to shake security and stability, create divisions in society and kill innocent people.
Lawyer Abdul Aziz Al-Harthi said that instigation is a crime. “The partner in the crime should be a partner in the punishment regardless of the role,” he added, explaining that those who have been lured into going to conflict areas have the right to sue their instigators and recruiters.
In a separate development, Najran police on Tuesday arrested 12 Yemenis suspected of being members of the Houthi militia during a security check carried out in cooperation with the general security departments and authorities in the region under the supervision of the Najran police chief Maj. Gen. Saleh bin Ali Al-Jaloud.
Najran police spokesman Capt. Abdullah Al-Ashawi said the security crackdown resulted in the arrest of 207 individuals involved in criminal and traffic violations, 172 people with invalid residence and work permits, nine Yemenis without residence permit and 14 people involved in abuse of alcohol and gambling.
Al-Ashawi said that all cases were handed over to the authorities to complete the legal procedures against them.
