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--- In [email protected], "sunny" <ambon@...> wrote: > > > Saya kira, lambat atau cepat akan juga terjadi perubahan di Arab Saudia. > Lihat saja pada kekuasaaan Otoman. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jusfiq > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:41 AM > Subject: [proletar] CNN: Saudi security forces to crack down on any > unlawful protesters > > > > > Saudi Arabia juga mulai dilanda angin perubahan... > > CNN.com > > Saudi security forces to crack down on any unlawful protesters > > (CNN) -- Coming off two days of demonstrations, Saudi Arabia's Interior > Ministry warned Saturday that it would crack down on protesters who continue > to take their grievances to the streets. > > Saudi security forces will be "authorized to take all measures against > anyone who tries to break the law and cause disorder," the ministry said, > according to the country's state-run news agency. > > The government cited how some were trying "to get around the systems" and > "achieve illegitimate goals." > > The Interior Ministry spokesman said that kingdom law prevents all kinds of > demonstrations, protests, strikes and even a call for them because they're > against Sharia law and Saudi values and traditions. > > In response, Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb, president of the Human Rights First > Society, told CNN that the Interior Ministry is "not at all sensitive" to the > massive unrest sweeping the Arab world. > > "I'm hoping that the Ministry of the Interior and the government of Saudi > Arabia will not choose to take the security solution road because that was > already tested in other Arab countries and, by God, it did not work," said > al-Mugaiteeb, who's in Saudi Arabia. > > On Saturday, the Saudi government downplayed Friday's protests in the > Eastern Province, saying the people weren't calling for a regime change. > > "The protests that took place in the Eastern Province were small and were > not political in nature," a Saudi government official told CNN. "The > protesters weren't calling for regime change, they were asking for more jobs > and calling for release of prisoners they feel were imprisoned unjustly." > > The official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to > speak to the media, said Friday's protest was not worrisome. "We don't feel > they will spread throughout the kingdom or become bigger in nature," he said. > > Demonstrators who protested in Eastern Province were demanding the release > of Shiite prisoners they feel are being held without cause. > > An outspoken Shiite prayer leader who demonstrators say was arrested more > than a week ago was a focal point of the "day of rage" protest, said Ibrahim > al-Mugaiteeb, president of the Human Rights First Society. > > Sheikh Tawfeeq Al-Amer was arrested Sunday after he gave a sermon two days > earlier, on February 25, stating that Saudi Arabia should become a > constitutional monarchy, human rights activists said. > > Friday's protest comes on the heels of two similar demonstrations held in > the province Thursday, al-Mugaiteeb said, when about 200 protesters in the > city of Qatif and 100 protesters in the city of Awamiyya called for the > release of Shiite prisoners. > > Al-Mugaiteeb said authorities arrested 22 people who participated in > Thursday's protest in Qatif. > > "We deplore this action by the Saudi security forces," he said. > > Another protest took place in Riyadh after Friday prayer, according to two > Saudi activists. The sources asked not to be identified because of concerns > for their safety. > > According to the activists, as many as 40 anti-government demonstrators > gathered outside Al-Rajhi Mosque for a short protest. At least one man > involved in organizing the protest was arrested by Saudi police, the > activists said. > > The activists said the protesters attracted a crowd of worshipers leaving > the mosque. Some of the protesters carried signs showing a map of Saudi > Arabia that did not contain the words "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," a clear > affront to the Saudi royal family. > > The government official told CNN that he was not aware of any protests or > arrests in Riyadh. > > When asked about the various rights groups in the kingdom who have been > calling for the creation of a constitutional monarchy over the course of the > past 2 weeks, the government official on Saturday stated, "Yes, there are > groups here asking for more rights, calling for constitutional reforms, and > that is their right to do so. King Abdullah has always encouraged a national > dialogue and continues to do so." > > The official insisted that the king "is doing all he can to improve things > for Saudis." > > "But in Saudi Arabia -- it's not like other countries -- we don't have or > allow protests here. If people have a grievance, they can go and address it > with the governors of their provinces or they can go to the Royal Court and > address grievances directly there," the official said. > > Saudi Arabia has cracked down on protests in the past. > > Shiites are a minority in Saudi Arabia. They live primarily in the Eastern > Province, where many major oil companies operate. > > The protests come as sectarian violence between Shiites and Sunnis flares > in neighboring Bahrain. > > Analysts believe protests in Bahrain could spill over into Saudi Arabia's > oil fields, located mostly in Shiite provinces. > > After three months abroad for medical treatment, Saudi King Abdullah > returned home late last month to a Middle East shaken by unrest, and > announced a series of sweeping measures aimed at relieving economic hardship > and meeting with Bahrain's beleaguered monarch. > > The Saudi government released three Shiite political prisoners ahead of the > king's return. > > > Links referenced within this article > > Find this article at: > > http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/05/saudi.arabia.protest/index.html?hpt=T2 > > Click Here to Print > SAVE THIS | EMAIL THIS | Close > Uncheck the box to remove the list of links referenced in the article. > > > © 2008 Cable News Network. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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