Security forces in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have prevented at least 2050 people from illegally entering sacred places without permission on this year’s limited Hajj pilgrimage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the spokesman for the Hajj Security Forces Command.
“We have arrested 2,050 who were violating the mandates to introduce the holy put and deserve to take legal action against them,” reads the one published at the Saudi news agency.
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Fines for illegal access to Mecca come into force on 19 July before this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is held in its capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Saudi Interior Ministry has shown that it will impose a fine of 10,000 Saudi riyals ($2,666) on offenders entering mecca’s holy sites without authorization during the upcoming Hajj season.
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Only another 10,000 people already living in Saudi Arabia participated in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, compared to collecting around 2.5 million people worldwide in 2019, due to the coronavirus pandemic.