<P> The new regulation has 12 clauses; most notable of them are: </P> <P> "The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is expected to uphold its duties with kindness and gentleness as decreed by the examples of Prophet Mohammed ." </P> <P> "The Committee has the responsibility of reporting, while on patrol, to official authorities (depending on the suspected activity) any suspected crimes witnessed . Subsequent actions from pursuit of suspect, capture, interrogation and detainment will be left to the relevant official authorities ." </P> <P> "Neither the heads nor members of The Committee are to stop or arrest or chase people or ask for their IDs or follow them - that is considered the jurisdiction of the police or the drug unit ." </P>

Committee for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue