Tokyo, Sha'ban 18, 1435, Jun 16, 2014, SPA -- The Saudi embassy in Japan has said that it is following the issue of a Saudi citizen accused of smashing statues inside a Japanese temple in the capital, Tokyo. The embassy confirmed in a press release that it is pursuing the case with competent Japanese authorities and has commissioned a team to collect details and information as part of ongoing investigations in this regard. It added that the acting charge d'Affaires and the cultural attache visited the temple's director Eogon Moriyama and expressed the embassy's strong condemnation of such action which is contrary to the tolerant principles of Islam and its legislation that does not allow attacks on places of worship. The embassy valued the good feelings of the temple's director toward the kingdom and his assertion that such an incident is an individual act demonstrating the perpetrator's psychological disorder. The embassy has taken great interest in the subject with an emphasis on the appreciation for the depth of the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and its confidence in the Japanese judiciary. The embassy will continue to pursue the matter closely, follow all its developments and deal with its legal and human aspects. --SPA 14:34 LOCAL TIME 11:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w