2-Month Amnesty for Weapons Handover

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JEDDAH, 30 June 2004 — The government yesterday announced a two-month amnesty during which citizens can surrender unlicensed weapons without penalty.

An Interior Ministry statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency called on Saudi citizens to “make use of this opportunity and hand over unlicensed weapons.” Those who did not comply by the Aug. 29 deadline would be punished, the statement said.

The ministry said the issuing of new weapons licenses for Saudis has been suspended since 2002 following the expiry of a deadline for acquiring them.

The move comes less than a week after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd announced a one-month amnesty for suspected terrorists

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