Members of the Shoura Council have attributed the mistakes recently made by some members of the Haia to a lack of awareness, a lack of knowledge of how to deal with foreigners and other members of society, as well as lack of respect for the family unit.
The council has demanded that the involved Haia members be subjected to psychosocial sessions before returning to fieldwork.
The Council agreed about the need to train members of the Haia in a better way, but said that the recommendation made by the Islamic Committee at the Council to “intensify training courses to improve dealing with the public” is too general. Members argued that the key shortcomings must be specified in order to determine which courses should be prepared for members of the Haia.
During the council’s session, Maj. Abdullah Al-Saadou, said that the establishment of general courses without evaluating the abilities of the members of the Haia members to deal with different cases is “routine, costly and inefficient.”
Council member Ahmed Al-Zailee said: “The Haia’s report contains 28 courses specialized in basic knowledge and skills, and the issuing of a general recommendation to improve training gives the impression that the Shoura Council does not read the reports.”
The debate concluded with a recommendation being made to the committee to “intensify training courses offered to members to develop their skills in dealing with the public.” The council called on the Haia to provide more awareness programs for young men and women, and said that future reports should include detailed information about new programs, courses and units, separate from the existing programs.