Expat women arrested for unethical acts in Oman
LAW | GCC | OMAN
FACT BOX: According to Article 25 of the Omani Penal Code, whoever publicly commits indecent acts or makes indecent statements shall be punished by imprisonment for a period no less than 10 days and not exceeding 3 months, and a fine of no less 100 Omani riyals and not exceeding 300 riyals, or one of those two punishments. As with all crimes that result in imprisonment, expats may be deported and prohibited from future entry.
The Royal Omani Police (ROP) have confirmed the arrests of a a group of expat females in the Sultanate of Oman for engaging in unethical acts.
In a statement the ROP said:
“Muscat Governorate Police Command arrested a group of expat women on charges of engaging in immoral acts. The legal procedures are being completed against them.”
ROP did not release the country of origins for the group of women.
_
© 2021 Al-Sahawat Times, Printed and Distributed by IPMG, an Al-Said Group entity.
Since you’re here …
… we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading Al-Sahawat Times than ever but advertising revenues across the global media industry are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a total paywall. We want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. Al-Sahawat Times’ independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe truly ethical media and an unbias perspective really matters.
“I appreciate there not being a paywall: it is more democratic for the media to be available for all and not a commodity to be purchased by a few. I’m happy to make a contribution so others with less means still have access to information.”
If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, the future of ethical media and the futures of our staff and their families would be much more secure. For as little as £1, you can support Al-Sahawat Times and it only takes a minute. Thank you.
This story is available on:
Talk to a journalist
Email: NewsDesk@alsahawat.com
Web: alsahawat.com
Follow Al-Sahawat Times
⬆️ Follow on Instagram
⬆️ Follow on Twitter
⬆️ Follow on LinkedIn
⬆️ Follow on Facebook
⬆️ Follow on YouTube
Read it on FLIPBOARD
