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Monday, 23, April, 2007 (05, Rabi` al-Thani, 1428)
A New List of Terrorists on Way - Naif
Raid Qusti, Arab News
RIYADH, 23 April 2007 - Interior Minister Prince Naif said
here yesterday that there is a possibility that his ministry will announce a
new list of most wanted terror suspects in the Kingdom. "There is a possibility
of a new list being announced, without a definite time of the announcement," he
told reporters after attending a graduation ceremony of students at the Public
Security Training City.
Saudi Arabia has won international acclaim for its successful
handling of militants blamed for a series of terrorist attacks across the
country over the past three years.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has
reiterated that the government would continue its efforts to exterminate
militants and terrorists from the country, no matter how long its takes or how
much it costs.
The interior minister mentioned that the Kingdom and Italy
were on the verge of signing a memorandum of understanding on security where
both countries would cooperate in military training as well as in combating
terrorism, money laundering and drug trafficking. However, Prince Naif did not
provide details as to when exactly the MOU would be signed.
Asked about the possibility of a US strike on Iran regarding
its nuclear program and the implications it will have on the region, Naif hoped
that the United States would not do such a thing.
"We certainly hope this would not happen. But we have taken
it into consideration," he said.
Naif said that there were indications the Iraqi government
would improve its cooperation with the Kingdom and expedite deportation of
wanted Saudi suspects held in Iraqi prisons. He did not say whether any
prisoner had been exchanged between the two countries.
The interior minister said that the Kingdom was following up
the cases of Saudi detainees held in the notorious US Guantanamo Bay prison in
Cuba. He said discussions were still under way with the US government and that
efforts would not cease "until every Saudi detainee has returned home."
Commenting on the investigations on the murder of Col. Nasser
Al-Othman last week in the Qasim region, Naif said the motive behind it had
still not been established. "Investigations are ongoing," he said, adding that
only when they were over can the motive behind the killing be determined. He
did not name any suspect in the case.
Naif also inaugurated the first security-technical exhibition
in the capital yesterday. The exhibition is believed to be the largest in the
Middle East with several national and international security firms
participating.
