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Saudi Judge: Kill Offending Broadcasters

Sheik urges fatwa on owners of channels with 'corrupt beliefs'

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(Newser) – The highest judge in Saudi Arabia says “it is permissible” to murder owners of satellite TV networks that broadcast questionable material during Ramadan, the Guardian reports. When a caller to his radio show asked about channels featuring “bad programs,” Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan responded, “What does the owner of these networks think, when he provides seduction, obscenity and vulgarity? … Certainly it’s permissible to kill them.”

It is permissible to kill the owners of offensive satellite TV stations, a Saudi judge says.
It is permissible to kill the owners of offensive satellite TV stations, a Saudi judge says.   (Shutterstock)
Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal looks on during a ceremony at the Louvre in Paris in this 2007 file photo. Al-Waleed owns one of the Arab world's top satellite networks.
Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal looks on during a ceremony at the Louvre in Paris in this 2007 file photo. Al-Waleed owns one of the Arab world's top satellite networks.   (AP Photo)
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What does the owner of these networks think, when he provides seduction, obscenity and vulgarity? Those calling for corrupt beliefs, certainly it's permissible to kill them. - Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan

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