Saudi police question woman accused of wearing 'indecent' clothing
18 July 2017 6:09 PM GMT
A woman who appeared in videos touring one of Saudi Arabia's heritage sites dressed in a skirt and crop top is being investigated by the kingdom's religious police.
The woman, who is identified as Khulood, appeared in a series of clips on Snapchat over the weekend at the deserted Ushaqir heritage village in the religiously conservative province of Najd, about 100 miles (160km) north of the capital, Riyadh.
In a statement marked urgent on Tuesday, the general directorate of public security said the woman had been questioned by police while investigations continue. It said it had been monitoring the videos under laws aimed at tackling "information crimes". To westerners, her outfit is that of a typical summer tourist – sunglasses, a short skirt, short T-shirt and her head uncovered. But it breaches Saudi Arabia's strict dress code requiring women to wear headscarves and abayas (full-length robes) in public. Most also cover their face with a black veil, though exceptions are made for visiting dignitaries. The videos are filmed in a region home to many of Saudi Arabia's most conservative tribes.
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