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The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police Sheikh Abdulatif al-Sheikh has dismissed reports of financial corruption within the institution, a Saudi daily said on Friday.
Dubbing the reports as rumors, al-Sheikh pledged to step down should there be "one case" that involves financial fraud, even if it amounts to one Riyal ($0.27), the Saudi daily
al-Riyadh
reported.
Al-Sheikh, who expressed his satisfaction over the performance of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), said those who are against reforming the institution are the ones disseminating corruption rumors.
He accused former members of the police force, who were discharged earlier for their "oppressive practices," to be the ones behind the corruption rumors, the newspaper added.