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| Saudi Arrests Shiite Imam for 'Glorifying' Hizbullah |
| 2016-03-24 |
[An Nahar] Saudi security forces have juggedKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! a Shiite preacher accused of glorifying Hizbullah ... Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory... , a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Hussein al-Radi was detained after Gulf Arab states declared Hizbullah a "terrorist" group earlier this month and brought in tough new measures against anyone supporting it. The Al-Watan daily reported that security forces arrested Radi, from the Al-Ahsa oasis region in Eastern Province. "This is after he glorified the terrorist group Hizbullah and insulted the kingdom in a video clip that has been shared" online, the report said. Radi "also broke previous pledges he had made after defending the terrorist Nimr al-Nimr following his execution," it added. Nimr, another Shiite holy man from Eastern Province, was a driving force behind protests that began in 2011 among the Shiite minority in Sunni-majority Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... The Shiites complain of marginalization. Nimr and three other Shiites were among 47 people executed on January 2 for "terrorism." Iranian demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and a consulate following Nimr's execution, prompting Riyadh to cut diplomatic ties. Al-Watan quoted a security source as saying authorities had shown "patience" over a number of violations Radi allegedly made. "But he continued to incite the public, taking advantage of the mosque platform to breach regulations." A video posted Sunday on YouTube showed the bespectacled Radi, with a bushy white beard, speaking at a podium where he hails Hizbullah leader His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb... as a "hero." Radi also praises Iran as a regional and international power. An interior ministry front man could not confirm Radi's arrest to AFP but said: "I would assure you that ... laws in the kingdom are enforced." |
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