He explained: A child or a young man at this age is immature and cannot judge matters wisely and properly. As such, he ignores the negative consequences of his actions. So extremists exploit their teenagers' inability to weigh matters judiciously. They carried out heinous crimes. The Interior Minister vowed to reach those who instigated these young men and children. He said they would be punished according to Sharia rules.
Speaking about the role of the family in bringing up children, Prince, Naif said: "It is the responsibility of all families to look after their children. But, it is the responsibility of religious scholars, men of letters and writers to enlighten youths about deviant ideologies and thoughts.
Prince Naif said that it is not the Government's intention to incriminate people for crimes they have not committed. A family will not be held responsible for a mistake committed by one of its members. Besides, it is a principle in the ministry to allow parents to meet their detained children.
As to whether the security authorities have any clues about those supporting the deviants, Prince Naif said that the investigators have some information but it is incomplete and cannot be disclosed now without harming the enquiry. It will be released when the time comes. He reiterated that no case would be registered against any unknown party or on the basis of incomplete information. He urged newsmen to avoid sensationalism in disseminating official news.
On a related matter, Prince Naif noted the announcement that Yemen had handed over four persons to the Kingdom. He denied knowledge about news that some Saudi fugitives who had infiltrated Yemen were killed.
About Iran, he said cooperation is on the basis of mutual interests and pointed out that Saudi authorities have not so far received any of the people arrested by the Iranian authorities. Among the arrested were four Saudi women. Prince Naif said they are not directly linked to the recent terrorist attacks in the Kingdom though some of them were married to the wanted terrorists.
He described the security situation in Iraq as bad and necessitating high vigilance by Saudi frontier guards.
Prince Naif said that the Saudi security authorities have so far arrested more than 50 wanted suspects. We will continue our enquiries about them and they will have a fair trial. Some important names are still at large, he added.
