Saudi Arabia orders arrest of national for abusing non-Muslim expat
Alleged offender is heard in video berating Asian man for not embracing Islam
Cairo: Saudi prosecutors have ordered the arrest of a citizen for abusing an Asian expatriate allegedly to urge him to embrace Islam, the Saudi news agency SPA reported Tuesday, quoting an official prosecution source.
A video went viral online showing the expat, apparently with little knowledge of the Arabic language, being insulated by an Arabic-speaking man who does not appear in the clip, for having not embraced Islam and for not fasting.
A monitoring centre affiliated with the public prosecution examined the video the content of which “shows the citizen’s use of abusive words against the Asian resident on the pretext of inviting him to Islam,” the source said.
“The public prosecution closely follows up whatever infringes rights of citizens and residents including harm to their dignity and legal rights regardless of pretexts of such infringement,” the source added.