THE Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) does not care, and it does not diminish its reputation when disputes and differences occur between some of its employees. There is no organization, whether a government or a private sector, without disagreement happening between some of its staff. If the dispute between two members of the commission in one of its branches evolves into a physical brawl, similar fights also happen within other institutions. The fault remains with the individuals, not with the institution they work for. We must know that those who work in the commission are human beings like the rest of us, not angels. We must not fall into the trap of exaggerating what happened and is continuing to happen among some members of the commission, as if we were under the illusion that they don't make mistakes. A commission employee was involved in a physical brawl over the official record for attending and leaving work. Despite newspapers publishing documents and evidence as to the accuracy of the reports, the commission's spokesman in Riyadh rushed to deny the report, claiming Okaz had fabricated it. The spokesman said the media should check the reliability of their sources, so Okaz had no choice but to reveal some of their documents, which confirmed the news and cites the decisions taken by the commission in the aftermath of the incident to transfer the employees concerned for investigation. There is no harm if disputes happen between some members, because arguments happen within the best of organizations. What is wrong is that the Haia spokesman tried to cover up the story by denying what happened and then questioning the honesty, accuracy and professionalism of journalism.
