Corruption Conference organized by the National Anti-Corruption Commission in Riyadh, wishing the conference all success and hope of yielding tangible results that contribute to the efforts being exerted to promote regional, Arab and international cooperation in protecting integrity and countering corruption. The Minister of Culture and Information also said that the Cabinet reviewed a number of reports about the developments regionally and internationally, and reiterated the Kingdom's criticism of the offensive allegations against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden. The statements included a criticism of both the provisions of the Islamic judicial system followed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as the social foundations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The statements also ignored the facts and the great progress the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made at all levels, including the unique position that has been enjoyed by women in various educational, scientific, health, economic and commercial fields. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms that ensuring the independence of the judiciary is an immutable principle and a main basis for protecting and promoting human rights. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stresses that its judiciary, based on Islamic law, has ensured justice for all, and under which all are equal and have the right to litigate and receive their rights. The judiciary in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoys absolute independence, no authority is above the judiciary but the authority of Islamic law. The freedom of expression is guaranteed for all in the context of Islamic law. Therefore, incorrect allegations should not be invested in cases of personal rights between individuals and take such cases out of their judicial context. Regarding women's rights, Islamic law ensures a just equality between male and female, and the systems do not differentiate between man and woman; the Basic Law of Governance itself stipulates in Article 8 that governance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based on justice and equality in accordance with the Islamic law. Saudi women have made significant achievements in many fields, while maintaining their Islamic and Arab identity; they have assumed leadership positions in both public and private sectors, in addition to their active participation in the Majlis Al-Shura where the percentage of their participants is higher than women participants in parliaments of other countries. --More 19:59 LOCAL TIME 16:59 GMT تغريد
