The raid took place last Tuesda­y and subseq­uent DNA tests confir­med that a body recove­red was that of Sheikh Jirani­RIYADH: Saudi police have recovered the body of a kidnapped pro-government Shiite judge after a shootout in which a policeman and a suspected militant were killed, the interior ministry said Monday. The raid took place last Tuesday and subsequent DNA tests confirmed that a body recovered was that of Sheikh Jirani, a ministry spokesperson told the official Saudi Press Agency. Sheikh Jirani was kidnapped in December 2016 in front of his Awamiya home. Sheikh Jirani was critical of the protest movement among his fellow Shiites and accused leading clerics in the community of being too close to Iran and neighbouring Iraq. The Shiite community makes up between 10 and 15 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s population of 32 million.

Source: The Express Tribune December 25, 2017 09:22 UTC