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"Deviant group" arrested on Thursday extremely dangerous -- Saudi Minister

RIYADH, June 9 (KUNA) -- The 11-member terrorism-linked group arrested by the Saudi authorities last week is more dangerous than those who carry out terrorist attacks, Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud said.
"The group incited and financed terrorist activities, and it is more dangerous than the tools that only carry out terrorism acts," Prince Nayef told Saturday's issue of the Riyadh newspaper. He added that they had huge amounts of money.
He also revealed that the Saudi Doctor Saeed bin Zuair was among the group saying "the arrest of the group is a step that would lead to eradicating terrorism from Saudi Arabia." Prince Nayef highlighted the efforts by the Saudi security bodies for the arrest of the group last week as well as realizing "information security" capturing three men with suspected links to al-Qaida two days earlier. The three allegedly used the Internet to plan terrorist attacks, recruit supporters and publish tracts on militant ideology.
"The real hazard of the group is that it operated through the internet with smart scientific techniques revealing cute training by certain bodies," the paper quoted Prince Nayef as saying.
Following investigations and interrogation by the Ministry of Interior, the group members will be referred to the judiciary.
The Saudi Minister emphasized the necessity and significance of "thoughts confrontation of misleading ideology parallel to security efforts.
As for the controversy over the role of Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), Prince Nayef said the errors by the Committee members were committed "unintentionally." "It ( the CPVPV) is an official body and such things that took place are just errors," he said.
He denied intention to merge the CPVPV in the Ministry urging support to the Committee and developing it in a way that could help it render due services.
The CPVPV was the target of sharp criticism by Saudi newspapers following the death of two people in its offices in Riyadh and Tabuk.
In his capacity as head of the Arab Ministers of Interior Council, Prince Nayef addressed the situation in Lebanon and Iraq saying the conditions there could not be remedied through the Council meetings referring to "other political and thinking aspects." According to him, such conditions can be handled through the Arab summit but the role of the Council is only "to submit facts to the leaders" to have a clear view of what is going on.(end) ay.msa KUNA 091154 Jun 07NNNN