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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz vowed Thursday that the Kingdom will continue to “attack with an iron fist” against anyone who threatens its security and stability.
The Saudi Press Agency quoted Prince Mohammed bin Salman as pointing to the Kingdom’s efforts to combat the scourge of terrorism and extremism and said: “In 2017 I made promises that we will eliminate extremism immediately and, indeed, we have started a serious campaign. to address the causes and address the phenomena. In one year, we were able to eliminate a project. An ideology built over 40 years ”.
He continued: “Today, extremism is no longer acceptable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it no longer appears on the surface. Rather, it has become marginalized, disguised and withdrawn. However, we will continue to confront any manifestations, behavior and extremist ideas. “
He explained that “the Saudis have shown their true tolerance and their rejection of these ideas, which were alien to them, which have covered the cloak of religion and will never allow it to exist again among them.”
The Saudi crown prince indicated that hate speech “is the main motivation for the recruitment of extremists and that includes hate speech that uses freedom of expression and human rights as justification. This type of speech attracts hate speech against extremists and, of course, is rejected. The kingdom condemns and rejects everyone. ” A terrorist act or practices and actions that generate hatred and violence and are committed to confronting extremist rhetoric. Reject any attempt to link Islam and terrorism.
He stressed that the Kingdom affirms that “intellectual freedom is a means of respect and tolerance, and Islam criminalizes these terrorist operations, prohibits the shedding of blood, and prohibits treason and illegal killing of safes. .
He also expressed his hope that “the world will stop despising religions and attacking religious and national symbols under the banner of freedom of expression because this will create a fertile environment for extremism and terrorism.”
“Since mid-2017, after restructuring the Interior Ministry and reforming the security sector, the number of terrorist operations in Saudi Arabia has dropped to almost zero,” he added. “A successful terrorist operation, with the exception of a few individual attempts, did not achieve its disgusting objectives.”
Mohammed bin Salman concluded by saying: “Our work today has become preventive and we will continue to attack with an iron hand all those who try to damage our security and stability.”
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