Saudi Arabia.. Imprisonment for a suspect who appeared in a video clip harassing a woman

An official source in the Saudi Public Prosecution confirmed that, based on what the Parliamentary Monitoring Center monitored in a previous period, the spread of a “video clip” through social media programs that contained a person harassing a woman;

The investigation procedures against the aforementioned had already been completed, and he was referred at the time to the competent court with a list of public lawsuits including the demand for the penalties assessed against him by law.

The initial ruling was issued convicting the aforementioned of the crime he committed and sentencing him to imprisonment for a period of one and a half years.

The Public Prosecution team at the competent prosecution submitted its objection to the ruling.

Asking for a stiffer penalty for the act committed.

The source stressed that the rights of individuals are guaranteed according to Saudi regulations, and that infringement on them requires criminal accountability.

The source called for the importance of verifying information from official sources, and not to be drawn into rumors that are constantly renewed through social media platforms.

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