MAKKAH: Makkah Governor Prince
Mishaal bin Abdullah has expressed his indignation over a policeman
putting his leg on the Holy Kaaba while controlling the crowd at the
House of God’s black stone corner recently.
The
governor urged Makkah region’s police chief Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz
Al-Souli to investigate the incident and take strict administrative
action against the officer for his actions.
The image of the man putting his leg just above the stone went viral on social media sites.
Prince Mishaal instructed the police
chief to hold special awareness programs for security, military and
civilian officers working at the two holy mosques to respect the
sacredness of these vicinities and to deal with pilgrims and visitors
decently.
Saudi bloggers have condemned the
policeman’s action and said such people who do not respect the place’s
sanctity should not be appointed to maintain law and order at holy
sites.
One blogger, who is studying in the UK
on the King Abdullah Foreign Scholarship Program, urged Saudi security
officers to learn from British royal guards who stand for hours like
idols.
“We should have a special force for the
two holy mosques, who will be physically fit and wear military dress
especially designed to suit the holy place,” he said.
He also pointed out that these officers
should be given special training to deal with worshippers and visitors
politely. “We are talking about the holiest place in the world and not
Buckingham Palace,” he added.
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