In the presence of a large number of jurists, lawyers, writers and journalists,\u00a0Althulatha Cultural Forum, the most prominent forums in Qatif,\u00a0held on September, 16, a seminar about \u201cthe Role of Judiciary in Social Stability\u201d.
\nThe forum hosted Shaikh Isa Abdullah Al-Ghaith, a member in Shura Council and ex-consultant of the Minister of Justice. He talked about the role of judiciary in social stability, requirements of effective judiciary, problems and obstacles facing fair trials and its role in preserving public and private rights.
\nAl-Ghaith stressed on the importance of openness and freedom of expression and respect others rights. He said that \u201cjudiciary is an integrated system to assist people in geting their rights\u201d, explaining that without judiciary\u00a0lawlessness will prevail in the societies.
\nHe also pointed out to the responsibilities of judiciary, including fairness, independency and preserving national\u00a0unity.\u00a0Al-Ghaith criticized the continuous confusion between freedom of expression\u00a0and abusing others, calling to distinguish between the two concepts.
\nHe debated the appointment of judges based on Sharia studies rather than law graduates. Al-Ghaith also confirmed that anyone can see people who insult others whether individuals or group.
\nDuring the seminar, attendees raised many questions related to judiciary where Dr.Ali Al-homod wondered about refusing testimony of some witnesses because of their religious differences which contradict with the concept of equality among citizens.
\nNasima al-Sada, a human right activist, wondered about the lack of personal law affairs system and variance of judicial provisions. Her opinion was supported by Walid Sulais, who attributed that to the absence of executive regulations and clear standards in selecting judges.\u00a0\u00a0He also criticized the punitive sentences which issued by some judges in the Specialized Criminal Court.
\nSaeed al-Omir talked about independency of judiciary, where he explained that many accusations don\u2019t require punishment or long sentence such as expressing opinions. Kawther al-ARbash pointed to the contrast of provisions in Saudi courts.
\nOn the other hand, Tariq al-Nazer talked about protecting and respecting religious freedom in Saudi Arabia as being an Islamic state while Ahmad al-Abd al-Nabi criticized duplication of Saudi courts which differs from one region to another.
\nMohammed Saeed Al-Jishi, a lawyer, spoke about shortage of judges in Saudi courts and the difficulties facing women in courts such as the need to bring a male guardian.
\nHussein al-Sha\u2019ban asked about how to sue religious insults, and Ahmed al-Mshaikhas criticized some judges who refuse to listen to detainees\u2019 defense, especially that their confessions have usually been taken under duress.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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