Woman arrested for wearing 'immodest' clothes in Saudi Arabia
The woman was arrested after a video featuring her in a miniskirt went viral.
The clip in which she appeared, showed her wearing a mini-skirt and a tank top, walking along an empty street in a fort at Ushayqir Heritage Village, about 155km (96 miles) north of the capital Riyadh.
Following a social media outrage, police booked her on Tuesday and referred her case to the public prosecutor, local news outlet Al-Ekhbariya tweeted.
لو كانت اجنبية كان تغزلوا بجمال خصرها ÙˆÙتنتة عيناها .. بس لانها سعودية يطلبوا Ù…Øاكمتها ! #مطلوب_Ù…Øاكمة_مودل_خلود
— Ùاطمة العيسى (@50BM_) July 16, 2017
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However, her plight had the critics divided as a section of the society praised her for the bold move, while the majority booed her.
"We should respect the laws of the country. In France, the niqab [face-covering veil] is banned and women are fined if they wear it. In Saudi Arabia, wearing abayas and modest clothing is part of the kingdom's laws," a Twitter user posted.
While another said in her defence: "If she was a foreigner, they would sing about the beauty of her waist and the enchantment of her eyes... But because she is Saudi they are calling for her arrest."
لو كانت اجنبية كان تغزلوا بجمال خصرها ÙˆÙتنتة عيناها .. بس لانها سعودية يطلبوا Ù…Øاكمتها ! #مطلوب_Ù…Øاكمة_مودل_خلود
— Ùاطمة العيسى (@50BM_) July 16, 2017
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