Twelve Pinoys nabbed for joining Mass in Saudi
10/07/2010Saudi police raided a secret Catholic Mass in Riyadh last week and arrested a dozen Filipinos and a Catholic priest on charges of “congregating in a religious activity” outside of the Islam faith, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reported.
The raid took place as some 150 Filipinos were attending the Mass in a Riyadh rest house last Friday, the second day of the weekend in Saudi Arabia, a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
The 12 Filipino men and the French priest were “charged with proselytizing,”
Ezzedin Tago, chargé d’affaires at the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, said.
The worshippers were taken to the Rawdah Police Station for questioning, Tago added.
Tago said two diplomats had been sent to to assist the detained Filipinos.
The two embassy officials explained to them that the issuance of a kafala might mean only a temporary liberty for them..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101007hed6.html
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