Over 1,500 former extremists were released in Saudi Arabia after undergoing counseling to renounce their extremist ideologies. The counseling was conducted by a committee established by the Saudi government comprising religious scholars, psychologists and social workers. The committee conducted over 5,000 counseling sessions with 3,200 individuals accused of extremist views such as declaring other Muslims infidels. After successive sessions to convince them of their misguided beliefs, 1,500 individuals renounced extremist ideologies like committing violence without guilt.