Saudi Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif has instructed the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to withdraw the popular Vendetta masks from the market.
Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Interior Ministry, confirmed the report, saying the instructions have been passed to the ministry.
The masks are from the 2006 film V for Vendetta. It was worn by an enigmatic lone anarchist who uses Guy Fawkes as a role model in his quest to end the rule of a fictional fascist party in the United Kingdom.
Al-Madinah daily said the Commerce Ministry has directed its branch offices across the Kingdom to take away V masks from stores and destroy them.
“We have instructed all companies not to import such masks,” the ministry said.
Kingdom’s neighbor Bahrain has already banned V masks in the country.
The Interior Ministry provided no official explanation for the ban.
Interior Ministry bans 'V for Vendetta' masks
