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Sunday, May 13, 2007
Saudi Woman Sues Moral Police
"A Saudi civil court is to hear the first ever case brought against the kingdom's religious police, commonly known as the Muttawa.The unnamed woman is seeking compensation after she and her daughter were allegedly wrongfully arrested in a shopping centre car park in 2004 for "not wearing decent clothing...The woman's family is bringing the case before a civil court in Riyadh on Sunday after an Islamic court rejected the complaint, ruling that "a member of the religious police cannot be judged".
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Such incidents occur on daily basis in different cities of Saudi Arabia. The religious police are thought of as a gang and not as an official government unit.
but the suit is a first according to the article. I hope a floodgate would open to sue their asses off.
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