Watch Video: Woman arrested in Saudi Arabia for hugging singer Majid al-Mohandis during concert
A woman in Saudi Arabia got arrested for hugging singer Majid al-Mohandis during a concert, the media reported.
Majid al-Mohandis was performing at a festival in the western city of Taif on Friday. The woman ran towards the stage, the BBC reported on Saturday.
Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to mix in public with men who are unrelated to them. The police arrested the woman and referred her to the public prosecution to face charges under the law criminalising harassment.
"The suspect is held at the Al-Taif Foundation for Women''s Care pending investigation," the Mecca police official spokesman said.
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A video of the incident was posted online, where she held on to Mohandis while security staff tried to pull her off him. Mohandis, whose website calls him "the prince of Arab singing", has not commented on the incident.
Majid didn't stop performing after the incident.
Restrictions that had long been placed on women attending public events in the Kingdom have been relaxed in the past year under a series of reforms by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
"Vision 2030", unveiled last year, aims to increase household spending on cultural and entertainment activities in the oil-dependent kingdom from 2.9 per cent to 6 per cent by 2030.
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First published: 15 July 2018, 12:03 IST