63 men flogged in Riyadh for harassing girls

[Ulhas Joglekar]

The Times of India

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001

63 men flogged in Riyadh for harassing girls

RIYADH: Sixty-three young men, including 10 expatriates, have been flogged
in
public in the Saudi capital for harassing girls in shopping areas and
outside schools, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

The men were arrested last week by special squads deployed in markets and at
major shopping centers and each given 15 lashes after failing to heed a
first warning, Al-Riyadh daily said.

Saudi Arabia, a conservative Muslim state, imposes a strict segregation of
the sexes. Women are veiled in black in public and are not allowed to travel
without the authorization of a husband or father, or to eat alone in a
restaurant.
( AFP )

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