Saudi Arabia would soon establish a National Security court, said Tuesday Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, stressing that no terrorism suspect would be excluded from trial.| "Unless they're from the right families," he added under his breath. |
| Though a few might take 'a drive into the desert'. |
He stressed that that detainees were not kept in jail unless they were sentenced by the court and that the Interior Ministry released a number of detainees in terrorism cases who were proven to be innocent. He affirmed that non-Saudi elements were arrested for involvement in the latest attack on Bqaiq's oil facilities in Eastern Saudi Arabia last February. Concerning Al-Qaeda cells in Saudi, he said that there were people representing terrorism in the country and that the ministry has been strictly dealing with them, noting that the ministry has been arresting approximately a person every week.
And as a side note:
Prince Nayef's statement came after the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) annual celebration for the launch of the organization's report on humanitarian work for 2006, which was held under his auspices. The UNICEF 2006 report was launched for the first time in Saudi Arabia in Arabic language, which reflected the organization's appreciation for the Saudi role in the humanitarian arena. |