TWO JUDGES IN SAUDI ARABIA SUSPENDED FOR PROHIBITING SHAVING AND SHISHA TOBACCO

Tue 17 November 2020:

Saudi Arabia suspended two judges from work, and decided to review two cases in which they issued two controversial rulings, the first related to the prohibition of honey Hookah The second is forbidden to shave, according to online Saudi Arabian news outlet Sabq.

The newspaper “Sabq” quoted early Monday, unnamed sources, as saying that the Supreme Judicial Council issued a decision to cease the hand of the two judges who issued two judgments in the “Al-Mu`assil and Al-Halaq” cases, and refer them to investigation, to take appropriate measures against them, and to consider their sufficiency To continue with the judicial work.

The judges cited Islam in their rulings, saying it was prohibited for men to shave their beards and smoking shisha tobacco was forbidden.

Sabq added that judicial work is an institutional act that leaves no room for the individual’s opinion regarding the direction of the institutional system, which is based on the country’s legislation, principles and decisions, and it rejects rulings by individuals, such as prohibiting tobacco and shaving.

“The two cases are currently being reviewed, because the commercial activity in the two deliberated cases is legally authorized, and the role of the judiciary is to enforce regulations,” the newspaper said.

Earlier in July, Saudi Arabia issued preliminary rulings for five financial and administrative corruption cases in the Kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

A general court judge charged with bribery was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of 130,000 riyals ($34,660), according to SPA. A mediator involved in the same case was sentenced to five months in prison and a fine of 20,000 riyals ($5,333).

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