Saudi Gazette report TAIF — The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) has launched its "Crime and Lessons" program to raise awareness among the public about how to avoid falling victim to certain crimes, Al-Madinah daily reported. On its website, the BIP has published five actual stories of different crimes and the lessons that can be learned from them. The website published a story in which a police station was notified by a hospital that it had received a victim who had been stabbed in his left side near the heart. Police rushed to the hospital but could not question the victim, who was in a coma and died soon after. Officers questioned a witness who said that he was accompanying the victim in his car and they stopped at a gas station for fuel. They were surprised when another car pulled next to them and the driver began calling them names, claiming they had harassed him at a traffic intersection. The victim exited his car to reason with the driver, who suddenly took out a knife and stabbed the victim, who fell to the ground in a pool of blood. The driver was arrested and was sentenced to death in court. The BIP explained that young people carrying knives and sharp objects might result in dire consequences for them and their families. The bureau called on parents to advise their children and be strict with them in such matters. Another story involved a young woman who told the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) that a man had hacked into her mobile phone and downloaded all her private photos. He then threatened the woman that he would upload these photos to social media unless she transferred money to his bank. The woman did what he asked and told him to return her photos, but he refused and asked her to have sex with him. The Haia asked her to accept his offer and when he arrived at the meeting place they arrested him and confiscated his mobile and laptop, which had many messages and pornographic photos and video clips. He admitted to his wrongdoing and claimed that he was simply having fun and testing his hacking ability. He appeared in court and was sentenced to nine months in prison and had his mobile and laptop confiscated. The BIP said the incident demonstrated modern technology is a two-edged and dangerous mean of communication and asked families to closely monitor their children's use of such technology. It also advised those who are blackmailed to notify their families and/or the Haia instead of responding to the threats. In a third story, the BIP said a citizen left his house for some grocery shopping and when he returned home he found the door of his apartment open and the lock broken. He searched the apartment and found that SR200 had gone missing in addition to a laptop, camera and three mobile phones. He immediately notified police, who conducted a search of mobiles and electronic equipment shops and found one of the stolen mobiles on sale for SR220. Police questioned the shop worker, who said that he had bought the mobile from an adolescent, who turned out to be a neighbor of the victim. The BIP commented that such acts by adolescents is the result of a lack of monitoring by parents who claim that they are too busy, leading their children to fall into bad company. In its fourth story, the bureau published the case study of a house worker who committed adultery with the driver of her sponsor's neighbor. She had committed adultery multiple times in her bedroom until she got pregnant. When questioned by her sponsor, she admitted to her wrongdoing and was detained by police. She claimed that she was forced to commit adultery because she had asked her sponsor to allow her to visit her husband and children, but he refused because the family needed her. She added that she was human and when she could no longer be away from her husband she committed adultery. The BIP commented that expatriate workers are humans and should be allowed their full financial and moral rights, but added that this does not justify adultery. In its final story, the bureau published the case study of Haia personnel who monitored an adolescent boy who was wearing jewelry around his neck, lipstick and tight pants while acting and behaving in an effeminate manner in a shopping mall. The Haia approached the boy to reason with him but he began shouting at them and calling them names. The commission officers detained him and referred him to a police station, where he admitted to his behavior. The boy was sentenced to 50 lashes and said he would refrain from such behavior in the future.
