A Saudi religious scholar has issued an edict calling for the prosecution of a royal tycoon and another Saudi businessman, accusing the men of being as dangerous as drug dealers because the TV channels they own broadcast films. The edict issued by Youssef Al-Ahmed, a government employee, is unusual in that it publicly chastises two such prominent Saudi figures by name - Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Waleed Al-Ibrahim, a brother-in-law of the late King Fahad and owner of the Dubai-based MBC Group media conglomerate. It also comes about six months after the former head of the kingdom's highest tribunal said it was permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV stations that show content deemed immoral. He did not name anyone specific. |