There is no rift between the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice and the media in the Kingdom, said Abdullah Al-Majmah, head of the Commission's branch here. The Commission is willing to interact with media personnel to root out evils from society, he said. The Commission, he added, has open channels with some daily newspapers and other media outlets. Noting that the Commission has its task clearly set out and as such has nothing to hide, Al-Majmah said the Commission fights all aberrations on moral and ethical grounds, and “there is no reason why anybody should be angry about it.” Refuting all allegations against the Commission as “baseless and untrue,” Al-Majmah said those criticizing the Commission have a preconceived biased notion. He said the Commission staffers are no angels; if one of them makes a mistake, it does not mean that all are wrong. “Generalization is unfair. Human beings make mistakes. It happens everywhere and all the time since no one is perfect,” he said. There are always merits and demerits in the functioning of a department, he said. “But it seems that to some people, the shortcomings of the Commission are unforgivable and unforgettable. This is purely a biased vision,” he said. He said in order to remove these misconceptions about the Commission staff and bridge the gap between the Commission and the general public, several courses have been designed to train the staff on methods of effectively dealing with the public while strictly abiding by the tasks assigned to them.
