The General Directorate for Criminal Investigations received last month 33 reports from citizens and residents on terrorists and wanted persons by the security authorities.
The reports involved actions that touch on the security and safety of the state and society, and which led to the arrest of a number of suspects and wanted persons.
The Ministry of Interior allocated three ways to report on terrorists and wanted, via a fixed telephone line, e-mail and fax.
On a related issue, the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh issued an initial ruling convicting a Saudi citizen of disobeying the rulers after he traveled to Turkey using his brother's passport then illegally entering Syria to engage in the fight in the country.
The court said in a statement issued lately the accused disparaged the reputation of his country by joining one of the terrorist groups in the country, the so-called Jabhat Al-Nusra group. The group trained him on the use of arms and weapons.
The accused communicated by e-Mail with persons inside the Kingdom coordinating with them on ways that allow them to leave Saudi Arabia and join the fight in Syria. He also participated on his Twitter in tweets supporting the deviant groups.
The court accused him with charges of providing the financial account of another fighter in Syria to another person to offer financial assistance. The court regarded such action as money laundering according to the 2nd paragraph of Article II of the anti-money laundering laws.
He was also charged with misleading the security authorities by destroying his mobile phone and the sim card when he returned to the Kingdom, and pledging allegiance to Daesh.
The court sentenced him with five years of prison, including one year under Article XI of the e-Crime system in addition to another year and a fine of SR5,000, and six months according to article 18 of anti-money laundering system and confiscating his mobile and the money in his possession, and banning him from travel for the period of his imprisonment.
Prince Mohammad bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care has embarked on offering the service counseling online for citizens and residents through its electronic portal.
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