Saudi Arabia's top Islamic judiciary official has issued a religious decree saying it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV networks that broadcast what he called immoral content. The 79-year-old hard-line Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan said satellite channels cause the «deviance of thousands of people.» Many of the most popular Arab satellite networks are owned by Saudi princes and well-connected Saudi businessmen. Many of those networks are based in Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The cleric made the decree, known as a fatwa, during a radio program on Tuesday.
To listen to the decree by al-Lihedan voice: