Saudi Arabia: 7 arrested for impersonating police on social media, imitating them for comedic purposes

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested 7 people in connection to a social media post made by the accused.

The residents had reportedly made a video in which they were comically impersonating local police in a commercial store.

Authorities said in a statement that the accused had been arrested as it was clear that the intent of creating such content was to increase the number of their followers and to obtain views.

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