An Indian man has been arrested for posting offensive photos of the Holy Haram in Makkah. The man allegedly posted photos of the Kaaba being replaced by a Hinduism temple on his Facebook account.
Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performing the Hajj attend the afternoon prayers around the Kaaba.
The man said he saw it posted on Facebook and clicked the like button, which made it viewable to his friends. Lawyer and former member of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution Saleh Al-Ghamdi said the man’s crime deserves a maximum of five years in prison and up to SR3 million in fines.
He added the information crimes prevention charter lists the following as information crimes: posting, sharing, saving and creating offensive content that violates the general law, religious values, societal principles and privacy on the Internet; human trafficking online or using the Internet and websites to facilitate it; creating or sharing pornographic content online; and using the Internet to deal in drugs and narcotics.
Another lawyer and former member of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution Saad Al-Malki said the man has committed a grave crime by posting the photo and should be penalized by the Jeddah Penal Court.
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