Saudi Judge: Kill Offending Broadcasters

Sheik urges fatwa on owners of channels with 'corrupt beliefs'
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 12, 2008 4:45 PM CDT
Saudi Judge: Kill Offending Broadcasters
It is permissible to kill the owners of offensive satellite TV stations, a Saudi judge says.   (Shutterstock)

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.” (More Saudi Arabia stories.)

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