Police In Saudi Arabia Detains Model For Wearing Mini Skit And Posting It On Snapchat

The Saudi authorities have detained a
woman who was featured in a social
media video wearing a miniskirt and a
crop-top as she strolled through a Saudi
city, according to a Saudi police statement.

In the statement, the woman, who's being
investigated by the police in Riyadh police,
told them that "the viral videos were
published by an account attributed to her
without her knowledge,'


The statement also indicated that the
woman's case has been referred to the
general prosecution department in the
Saudi capital of Riyadh.



In a statement by the spokesperson for
the Presidency of the Commission for the
Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of
Vice, also known as the religious police, he
said the group was monitoring the issue
and taking the 'necessary steps' to
address a viral video depicting a "girl in
offensive clothing."



According to CNN, the woman’s midriff top
and mini skirt attire were in violation of
the country’s strict dress code for women.




In Saudi Arabia, women are required to
wear an abaya, which is loose-fitting
clothing and cover their hair.



US First Lady Melania Trump and Ivanka
Trump, daughter of the president, did not
cover their hair when they visited Saudi
Arabia in May.