Saudi official denies allegations in the media on Monday that the Kingdom plans to abolish 73 years for the old ban on alcohol consumption.
The news, which was originally published on the blog dedicated to the wines, and then conveyed in some international media, she claimed that Saudi Arabia plans to allow the controlled sales of alcohol as part of the preparation for the Household of the World Football Championship 2034. Years. The report did not specify any specific source.
This claim provoked turbulent reactions on social networks in the conservative kingdom, whose king wears the title of the Guardians of the two sacred mosques in Mecca and Medina, the most tallest places of Islam.
Although Saudi Arabia launched a series of social and economic reforms under the leadership of the Prince Salman, Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), alcohol remains strictly prohibited from Muslims. Bin Salman strives to diversify the Saudi economy and open the country for tourism and international operations, especially within the ambitious “Vision 2030”.
The reforms have so far included the abolition of women’s ban 2017. year, mitigating sex segregation in public spaces and limiting the power of the religious police.
Last year, the first store of alcoholic beverages in Riyadh, but exclusively for non-Muslim diplomats. Until then, alcohol was available only through diplomatic mail or illegally in the black market.
Legislation in Saudi Arabia continues to predict strict penalties for alcohol consumption, including deportation, fines or prison. In practice, prison sentences have replaced the former physical punishment, such as a punch of a whip, which was used formerly.
(Vijesti.ba)
