More than 50 people, including foreigners, were arrested for crimes in Saudi Arabia, including prostitution and begging, after the authorities decided to establish a law enforcement agencies to fight against "immoral acts." This was reported by Financial Times (FT).
The new subdivision of the Kingdom Ministry is aimed at "the ensuring public security and the fight against human trafficking." In particular, 11 women were detained for prostitution. "Dozens of foreigners have been detained in" immoral acts ", including in massage halls, as well as forcing women and children to beg.
According to FT, the reason for the tightening of the Kingdom policy may be the "significant growth" of the crimes related to "morality and sex", including advertising in social networks.
"Our country has a special religious and social identity as the birthplace of Islam, and no one should distort the image of the Saudi society, which has been formed in the society over the years," the newspaper quoted the local OKAZ columnist Khalid al-Suleyman.
