Saudi Public Prosecution Office threatens the activists, following widespread arrests

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) – The Saudi Public Prosecution warned activists of what it called “the production of something that would prejudice public order, religious values ​​or public morals” through the communication sites, promising them penalties such as imprisonment and a fine.

The Saudi Public Prosecution published a statement, through its account on “Twitter”, on Saturday evening, in which it warned against what it called “exploiting the issuance of some regulatory decisions, to raise false information about them, through social media.”

The Saudi Public Prosecution considered that “this false information would mislead public opinion and affect public order,” warning against participating in that.

The statement stressed that: “It is prohibited to produce, prepare, send, or store anything that would prejudice public order, religious values, public morals, or the sanctity of private life through the information network or a computer.”

The Saudi authorities have recently arrested activists, most notably Abdullah Gilan, for their tweets on Twitter. According to the “Sanad” human rights organization, the arrests included 12 male and female activists.

The organization published in a tweet on its Twitter account, a copy of Gilan’s passport, and called on the Saudi authorities to release him, and all the detainees, unconditionally.