Saudi Arabia arrests more than 200 over 'indecency,' harassment

HARASSMENT CASES? Saudi fans attend the "MDL Beast Fest", an electronic music festival, held in Banban on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh on December 19, 2019. Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP

Some 120 men and women have been arrested over the past week for offending public morals, including wearing"inappropriate clothes," Riyadh police said in a series of statements on Twitter since Tuesday, December 24.Another 88 people were arrested in various harassment cases, police have added in separate statements, after several women complained on social media that they were harassed at the MDL Beast music festival in Riyadh earlier this month.

in the ultra-conservative kingdom, lifting decades-long bans on cinemas and women drivers while allowing gender-mixed concerts and sporting extravaganzas.But in September, Saudi Arabia said it would penalise violations of"," including wearing immodest clothing and public displays of affection, after the austere kingdom began issuing tourist visas for the first time.

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