The Mutawah have no official power and are not a police force. They are, however, a reality in Saudi -- a bunch of camel whip brandishing busy-bodies. To anyone who has lived there, this story may seem a little bit hysterical ... some truth in it somewhere but the ministry of information (pun?) may have had something to do with garbling the story.

"Every day is Monday,
Except Friday, which is Sunday"
Cheers,
Brian