The country is prone to landslides during the rainy season, with the problem aggravated in some places by deforestation
The top diplomat dismissed Canada's interference as unacceptable and irrelevant to human rights issues, saying it rather "relates to matters of state security as confirmed by the Kingdom as the detention of those mentioned was done by the competent authority, or the Public Prosecution, on charges of committing crimes that necessitate arresting them, in accordance with applicable legal procedures that guarantee their legitimate rights and provide them with all safeguards, during the investigation and trial phases."
Those arrested "contacted with foreign parties and recruited people, in sensitive domains, to obtain information and communicate them to parties hostile to Saudi Arabia, in order to be used against the Kingdom," he added.
Al Jubeir reaffirmed that the Kingdom respects all views and accept appropriate criticism, however it does not accept dictations, pointing out the Kingdom does not seek to impose its principle on any entity.
"The Kingdom has taken these measures to make it clear to Canada that it does not accept interference in its internal affairs," he added, explaining that these measures include recalling Saudi ambassador to Canada and considering the Canadian Ambassador to the Kingdom as Persona-non-Grata besides the suspension of bilateral investment and trade relations and stopping of civil flights between the Kingdom and Canada.
Work also is in progress, the minister added, to withdraw Saudi students and patients from Canada and send them to other countries.
Concerned authorities will ensure full implementation of these measures, he noted, reaffirming that Canada's actions are unacceptable.
"Saudi Arabia is a country with full sovereignty and prestige and never accepts dictations or interventions in its internal affairs," he said, adding that Canada must change its policies and approaches, in dealing with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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