This is a translation of an article written by Saudi human rights activist Ali Al Hattab:
The dangers of officials’ immunity and absolute authority on individuals’ freedom of opinion and expression in society
Introduction:
We all agree on the importance and the necessity of laws in regulating social interactions on all levels to ensure that these interactions do not clash or conflict. Since the emergence of humankind, man has been on a constant quest for mechanisms to organize his public life, beginning with his formulation of simple social norms and ending with advanced legislative constitutions which are considered the highest canopy for laws and regulations, with the objective of serving society and establishing peace and security within their specific frameworks of time and place.
The Dilemma:
It is the “holy union” between immunity and absolute authority granted to administrative governors and its obstruction of the right of opinion and…
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