Unreasonable wages, salary delays to trigger violations under Mudad system    Saudi Arabia advances education reform with AI curricula, teacher training, and global partnerships    Regulations updated for billboards to improve urban landscape and enhance visual appeal    Makkah tops among 6 Saudi regions witnessing heavy rainfall    PIF raises $9.83 billion in 2024, boosts global ranking to 11th, says Yasir Al-Rumayyan    Bayut KSA wins 3 Employee Happiness Awards 2025    'Cryptocrash king' Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud    SAMA: Over 228 million POS transactions worth SR13.6 billion recorded in a week    Kim Jong-un and Putin discuss alliance and war efforts against Ukraine    Row over 'vote theft' shakes Indian politics    Israel's Netanyahu has 'lost the plot,' New Zealand leader Luxon says    Russian troops pierce Ukraine's patchy defenses in Donetsk    Visual Arts Commission set to launch Art Bridges Cultural Programs in Scotland, Japan, Korea, and Spain    Saudi Pro League unveils 2025-26 fixture list with blockbuster opening clashes    Donations of living organs rise to 4.9% in Saudi Arabia in 2024    Saudi Arabia exit FIBA Asia Cup after overtime heartbreak against Philippines    Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez announce engagement after eight years together    Mexico accuses Adidas of cultural appropriation in sandal design    Saudi Film Commission invites local filmmakers to submit for first-ever Oscar entry    Al Hilal sign Uruguay striker Darwin Núñez from Liverpool    Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Hai'a official gets 50 lashes for lying 13 years ago
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 11 - 10 - 2011

After 13 years of legal struggle between a former employee of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai'a) and a Hai'a head in Riyadh, the Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the former employee and sentenced the head to 50 lashes for lying to the court.
The incident took place in 1998 when Abdul Rahman Bin Sa'ad, a former Hai'a employee, was accused by the head of the Hai'a in Riyadh of forging his signature.
In 2007, the Bureau of Grievances acquitted Sa'ad of the forgery charge. Sa'ad then filed a case against the Hai'a chief for harming his reputation and for having him dismissed from his job.
The General Court sentenced the accused to 50 lashes for lying. The ruling was endorsed by the Court of Appeal in August. The court, however, did not look into Sa'ad's demand for compensation and referred it to the Bureau of Grievances, according to a report in Al-Hayat newspaper.
“In 1998, a public hospital gave me a two-day sick leave and asked me to submit a letter proving that I was working for the Hai'a in that governorate,” Sa'ad said while relating the story to Al-Hayat.
“I asked the acting head of the Hai'a to give me the letter, but he refused and deducted two days' wages from my salary. I then filed a complaint at the Hai'a headquarters in Riyadh and the official there asked me to write a letter to the hospital requesting proof that I was indeed in the hospital and was given a two-day sick leave.”
“This happened in the presence of the Hai'a head who signed my letter,” Sa'ad added.
But the Hai'a head later denied that he had signed Sa'ad's letter and accused him of forging his signature, due to which Sa'ad was transferred and ultimately dismissed.
“My mother's health deteriorated after she heard people accuse me of being a forger. She later passed away. The false allegation has destroyed my life and now I have accumulated debts because I could not pay off the loans I took when I was working with the Hai'a. My name has been put on the blacklist of the Saudi Credit Bureau. I can't get a landline, a cell phone, buy a car or undertake any transaction with the bank.”
Sa'ad is positive that the Bureau of Grievances will deliver justice to him if he files for financial compensation. But, Sa'ad says, he cannot afford the lawyer's fees, which amount to about SR200,000.
Meanwhile, Dr. Issa Al-Ghaith, a judge, has called for updating the 33-year-old regulations governing the Hai'a.
New laws should take into consideration many issues related to the way people and their issues should be handled, Dr. Al-Ghaith said.
The new laws should also protect Hai'a members from being attacked, he pointed out.
“Everyone should know their limit. We need the Hai'a and we're proud of them. We want to protect them against unfair criticism and bad reputation. We also want to protect people's rights from being infringed upon by some Hai'a members due to misunderstanding. It's a mutual benefit. The Hai'a members and the people will be safeguarded and protected,” Al-Ghaith said.
Dr. Al-Ghaith emphasized that he is not criticizing the Hai'a but is only calling for updating regulations governing the Hai'a just like other regulations are updated within the judicial system. __


Clic here to read the story from its source.