Prompted by an Amnesty International Report, the Guardian explores the two-pronged approach by the Saudi authorities in dealing with the "deviant" group of Al Qaeda and its sympathisers. The Guardian describes the Saudi approach as an iron fist in a velvet glove. "The iron fist can be seen in the allegations, denied by Riyadh, made by Amnesty of illegal detention, widespread torture and official immunity. The velvet glove is Saudi Arabia's well-publicised and generally lauded deradicalisation programme."
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