Dozens of new offences could land citizens in jail for 'anti-social behaviour' as Saudi Arabia's Shura Council eyes up a new 'indecency' law.
Source/Credit: The New Arab
By Al Arabay | January 29, 2018
Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, which has limited powers and is fully appointed, is proposing 45 new anti-social "offences" that could see people fined up to $800 for "displaying underwear or stripping naked" in public.
The kingdom's version of the British ASBO lists several offences "against public decency", such as smelling foul in mosques, as well as more serious infractions, such as "racist acts", and provides punishments that may include jail time of up to five months.
The new offences, a full list of which was published by pro-government newspaper Okaz on Sunday, are designed to "limit abuses of personal freedom", said Shura Council member Dr Fayez al-Shahri.
Due to the sweeping nature of the acts criminalised by the proposed law set to be adopted in the coming six months, many Saudis took to Twitter to protest - and to support - the measures.
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