Saudischer Fitness-Influencer wegen unangemessener Kleidung zu elf Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt

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Manahel al-Otaibi, a Saudi fitness phenomenon, was sentenced to eleven years in prison for shopping in inappropriate clothing.

While the country claimed al-Otaibi was detained for „terrorist crimes,“ Amnesty International and Al Qst, a Saudi human rights group based in London, criticized this assertion, condemning al-Otaibi’s choice of clothing and stating that „male guardianship should be abolished.“ He claimed he was detained for his social media posts using a certain hashtag.

The groups said al-Otaibi was seen shopping in clothing deemed „inappropriate“ in pictures, and without an Abaya, a long robe.

Amnesty International’s campaign manager for Saudi Arabia, Bissan Fakih, said: „Manahel’s conviction and the eleven-year prison sentence are a terrible and cruel injustice. With this verdict, the Saudi authorities have shown that the women’s rights reforms they have often talked about in recent years are hollow, demonstrating their alarming determination to silence peaceful opposition.“

Lina Alhathloul, defense chief of Al Qst, said: „Manahel’s confidence to act freely could have been a positive endorsement of their much-touted claim to be a pioneer in women’s rights reforms in the country. Instead, the Saudi authorities, with her arrest and imposition of this unsavory punishment, have once again demonstrated the arbitrariness and inconsistency of their so-called reforms and their persistent determination to control Saudi women.“

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