Saudi police release miniskirt video woman without charge
Saudi police have released a young woman who appeared in a video wearing a miniskirt and crop-top in public without charge.
She
was summoned for questioning after a video of her dressed in "indecent"
clothing sparked a heated debate in the Muslim country.
Some demanded she be punished for breaking the strict Saudi dress code.
But the public prosecutor has now closed the case, the ministry of information said.
She
was released on Tuesday after being questioned, having admitted walking
through the site with her hair uncovered and wearing a skirt
Women in Saudi Arabia must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas in public, as well as a headscarf if they are Muslim.
However, there are no restrictions on what women can wear under their abayas.
According to the ministry, she did not know the video had been uploaded.
It was first shared on Snapchat over the weekend by a user called "Model Khulood".
It shows a woman walking along an empty street in a fort at Ushayqir Heritage Village, about 155km (96 miles) north of the capital Riyadh, in Najd province.
However, there are no restrictions on what women can wear under their abayas.
According to the ministry, she did not know the video had been uploaded.
It was first shared on Snapchat over the weekend by a user called "Model Khulood".
It shows a woman walking along an empty street in a fort at Ushayqir Heritage Village, about 155km (96 miles) north of the capital Riyadh, in Najd province.
لو كانت اجنبية كان تغزلوا بجمال خصرها وفتنتة عيناها .. بس لانها سعودية يطلبوا محاكمتها ! #مطلوب_محاكمة_مودل_خلود— فاطمة العيسى (@50BM_) July 16, 2017
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Najd is one of the most conservative regions in Saudi Arabia. It was
where the founder of Wahhabism - the austere form of Sunni Islam that is
practised by the Saudi royal family and religious establishment - was
born in the late 18th Century.
The video was quickly picked up by Saudis on Twitter, where critics used the hashtag "demand_the_trial_of_Model_Khulood".
Others came to the woman's defence, praising her "bravery" and insisting that she ought to be allowed to wear what she wanted.
Women
are also banned from driving, are separated from unrelated men, and
must be accompanied by or receive written permission from a male
guardian - usually a father, husband or brother - if they want to
travel, work or access healthcare.
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