Jumat, 30 September 2011

[PERS-Indonesia] Saudi men to vote as women wait

 

Saudi men to vote as women wait

Published Date: September 29, 2011

JEDDAH: Saudi men are to vote today in municipal elections, the last all-male affair in the Muslim kingdom after a royal decree this week giving women the right to cast ballots in four years. Some 5,324 candidates will compete for 816 seats in the elections - only the second in Saudi Arabia's history - to fill half the seats in the country's 285 councils. The other half are appointed by the government. The first elections in the Gulf kingdom, which has a population of around 27.5 million, including around 19 million Saudis, were held in 2005, but the government extended the existing council's term for two years.

Around 1.2 million male voters have registered to take part. The election is just four days after Saudi Arabia's absolute monarch Abdullah granted women the right to vote and run in the next municipal elections in four years, a historic first for the ultra-conservative country. Women's rights activists had long fought for the right to vote in the kingdom, which applies a strict version of Sunni Islam and bars women from driving or travelling without the consent of a male guardian.

And despite their frustration at having to wait until 2015 to exercise that right, female activists were rejoiced by the decision by the 86-year-old king, who was spared Arab spring protests that toppled autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. "We are heading towards a new era that will see women obtain their rights," said Maha Futaihi, spouse of the kingdom's Labour Minister Adel Faqih, who is also a community activist.

Candidate Othman Al-Othman also welcomed the king's decision. "It is an honour for us to compete with our sisters and I think they are more serious and interactive than men," he said. In addition to participating in the only public polls in the country, King Abdullah announced Sunday that he has decided to admit women to the Shura Council, an all-appointed, consultative body. Saudi Arabia's does not have an elected parliament.

Abdullah's move was hailed by the United States and Britain, which both called it a significant "step forward" for the Saudi people. However, Saudi steps towards gender equality were seen by some as insufficient. Hussein Sharif head of the human rights association in the western city of Makkah said: "Women still have a long way to go" to gain their rights in the kingdom. "The road for women to gain their rights is still too long. She is still marginalised... in terms of her rights and duties," said Fahad Al-Harithi, head of Asbar Centre for Studies, Research and Communications.

Advocacy group Human Rights Watch also welcomed the decision but said it came too late. "King Abdullah's promise that women will finally be allowed to vote is a welcome move away from the discrimination and exclusion that Saudi women have suffered for so long," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle East director. "Sadly, King Abdullah's promise of reform in 2015 doesn't come soon enough for women to vote in upcoming municipal elections," said Whitson.

Amnesty International, which cautiously welcomed the decision, said the kingdom was moving much too slowly on women's rights. "It is a welcome, albeit limited, step along the long road towards gender equality in Saudi Arabia," said Philip Luther, the global rights watchdog's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa. "It is, however, much overdue and does not go nearly far enough. While moving in the right direction, Saudi Arabia is moving far too slowly. Ultimately, it is no great achievement to be one of the last countries in the world to grant women the vote," Luther said.

More than 60 intellectuals and activists had called in May for a boycott of the September ballot because "municipal councils lack the authority to effectively carry out their role" and "half of their members are appointed," as well as because they exclude women. - AFP

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Saudi men to vote as women wait
Published Date: September 29, 2011

JEDDAH: Saudi men are to vote today in municipal elections, the last all-male affair in the Muslim kingdom after a royal decree this week giving women the right to cast ballots in four years. Some 5,324 candidates will compete for 816 seats in the elections - only the second in Saudi Arabia's history - to fill half the seats in the country's 285 councils. The other half are appointed by the government. The first elections in the Gulf kingdom, which has a population of around 27.5 million, including around 19 million Saudis, were held in 2005, but the government extended the existing council's term for two years.

Around 1.2 million male voters have registered to take part. The election is just four days after Saudi Arabia's absolute monarch Abdullah granted women the right to vote and run in the next municipal elections in four years, a historic first for the ultra-conservative country. Women's rights activists had long fought for the right to vote in the kingdom, which applies a strict version of Sunni Islam and bars women from driving or travelling without the consent of a male guardian.

And despite their frustration at having to wait until 2015 to exercise that right, female activists were rejoiced by the decision by the 86-year-old king, who was spared Arab spring protests that toppled autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. "We are heading towards a new era that will see women obtain their rights," said Maha Futaihi, spouse of the kingdom's Labour Minister Adel Faqih, who is also a community activist.

Candidate Othman Al-Othman also welcomed the king's decision. "It is an honour for us to compete with our sisters and I think they are more serious and interactive than men," he said. In addition to participating in the only public polls in the country, King Abdullah announced Sunday that he has decided to admit women to the Shura Council, an all-appointed, consultative body. Saudi Arabia's does not have an elected parliament.

Abdullah's move was hailed by the United States and Britain, which both called it a significant "step forward" for the Saudi people. However, Saudi steps towards gender equality were seen by some as insufficient. Hussein Sharif head of the human rights association in the western city of Makkah said: "Women still have a long way to go" to gain their rights in the kingdom. "The road for women to gain their rights is still too long. She is still marginalised... in terms of her rights and duties," said Fahad Al-Harithi, head of Asbar Centre for Studies, Research and Communications.

Advocacy group Human Rights Watch also welcomed the decision but said it came too late. "King Abdullah's promise that women will finally be allowed to vote is a welcome move away from the discrimination and exclusion that Saudi women have suffered for so long," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle East director. "Sadly, King Abdullah's promise of reform in 2015 doesn't come soon enough for women to vote in upcoming municipal elections," said Whitson.

Amnesty International, which cautiously welcomed the decision, said the kingdom was moving much too slowly on women's rights. "It is a welcome, albeit limited, step along the long road towards gender equality in Saudi Arabia," said Philip Luther, the global rights watchdog's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa. "It is, however, much overdue and does not go nearly far enough. While moving in the right direction, Saudi Arabia is moving far too slowly. Ultimately, it is no great achievement to be one of the last countries in the world to grant women the vote," Luther said.

More than 60 intellectuals and activists had called in May for a boycott of the September ballot because "municipal councils lack the authority to effectively carry out their role" and "half of their members are appointed," as well as because they exclude women. - AFP

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[buruh-migran] Saudi men to vote as women wait

 

 

Saudi men to vote as women wait

Published Date: September 29, 2011

JEDDAH: Saudi men are to vote today in municipal elections, the last all-male affair in the Muslim kingdom after a royal decree this week giving women the right to cast ballots in four years. Some 5,324 candidates will compete for 816 seats in the elections - only the second in Saudi Arabia's history - to fill half the seats in the country's 285 councils. The other half are appointed by the government. The first elections in the Gulf kingdom, which has a population of around 27.5 million, including around 19 million Saudis, were held in 2005, but the government extended the existing council's term for two years.

Around 1.2 million male voters have registered to take part. The election is just four days after Saudi Arabia's absolute monarch Abdullah granted women the right to vote and run in the next municipal elections in four years, a historic first for the ultra-conservative country. Women's rights activists had long fought for the right to vote in the kingdom, which applies a strict version of Sunni Islam and bars women from driving or travelling without the consent of a male guardian.

And despite their frustration at having to wait until 2015 to exercise that right, female activists were rejoiced by the decision by the 86-year-old king, who was spared Arab spring protests that toppled autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. "We are heading towards a new era that will see women obtain their rights," said Maha Futaihi, spouse of the kingdom's Labour Minister Adel Faqih, who is also a community activist.

Candidate Othman Al-Othman also welcomed the king's decision. "It is an honour for us to compete with our sisters and I think they are more serious and interactive than men," he said. In addition to participating in the only public polls in the country, King Abdullah announced Sunday that he has decided to admit women to the Shura Council, an all-appointed, consultative body. Saudi Arabia's does not have an elected parliament.

Abdullah's move was hailed by the United States and Britain, which both called it a significant "step forward" for the Saudi people. However, Saudi steps towards gender equality were seen by some as insufficient. Hussein Sharif head of the human rights association in the western city of Makkah said: "Women still have a long way to go" to gain their rights in the kingdom. "The road for women to gain their rights is still too long. She is still marginalised... in terms of her rights and duties," said Fahad Al-Harithi, head of Asbar Centre for Studies, Research and Communications.

Advocacy group Human Rights Watch also welcomed the decision but said it came too late. "King Abdullah's promise that women will finally be allowed to vote is a welcome move away from the discrimination and exclusion that Saudi women have suffered for so long," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle East director. "Sadly, King Abdullah's promise of reform in 2015 doesn't come soon enough for women to vote in upcoming municipal elections," said Whitson.

Amnesty International, which cautiously welcomed the decision, said the kingdom was moving much too slowly on women's rights. "It is a welcome, albeit limited, step along the long road towards gender equality in Saudi Arabia," said Philip Luther, the global rights watchdog's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa. "It is, however, much overdue and does not go nearly far enough. While moving in the right direction, Saudi Arabia is moving far too slowly. Ultimately, it is no great achievement to be one of the last countries in the world to grant women the vote," Luther said.

More than 60 intellectuals and activists had called in May for a boycott of the September ballot because "municipal councils lack the authority to effectively carry out their role" and "half of their members are appointed," as well as because they exclude women. - AFP

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[PERS-Indonesia] Endless misery for Afghan women

 

Endless misery for Afghan women

September 29, 2011
Many Afghan women are feeling jittery as they watch Western allies' attempt to broker a peace deal which could see the return of the Taliban.
FEATURE

by Mustafa Kazemi and Subel Bhandari

KABUL: "The men started whipping me in public," says Nafisa, her voice trembling as she recalls the day in 1999 that she was stopped by the vice and virtue police in Afghanistan under the Taliban.

"My hands became weak. I dropped the milk I was carrying and it spilled all over the road. I thought I was going to die. The only thing I could think of was my child waiting for that milk."

The now 38-year-old nurse passed out from the lashes and awoke hours later in her neighbour's house in southern Nimroz province.

Her crime was that she had ventured out to buy milk for her daughter, without a male relative as an escort.

Life for women under the Taliban regime from 1996 to 2001 was particularly brutal: They were not allowed to attend school, were forced to wear the burqa and banned from working or going out in
public unless accompanied by a father, husband or brother.

Tens years on, things have changed: 3.2 million girls are enrolled in school and women hold public office, with representation at 28 percent in the lower house of parliament, or nine percent higher than the world average.

Nafisa's daughter Nayeela, 12, plays Xbox and watches MTV in a country where television was once banned.

"Afghan women have experienced significant changes in their day-to-day lives" since the US-led invasion that rid their country of the Taliban government in 2001, says Shakila Nazari, adviser to the Women's Affairs Ministry.

"We started from absolutely nothing and now we have almost, almost everything for women," she told the German Press Agency dpa.

Misogynist laws

But hardship remains despite 10 years of change, and in the run-up to the withdrawal of foreign combat troops, anxiety over the future of women persists, activists say.

"There is a dark side to almost all good news about Afghan women," says Noor Jahan Akbar, who organised a march in Kabul last month to protest domestic violence.

The government, she says, "has not done nearly enough for women".

"It has passed many misogynist laws and forgiven rapists and violators of women's rights instead."

Only 12 percent of the country's women are literate compared to 40 percent of men. Traditions such as the forced marriage of women and girls, and so-called honour killings are still rampant, according to a UN report released in December.

Another UN report said nearly one third of Afghan women were exposed to physical and psychological violence, while an estimated 25 percent were victims of sexual violence.

"Domestic violence is still a big problem for all women despite several government acts and resolutions," says Afifa Azim, founder of the Afghan Women's Network.

A bill authorising Shi'ite Muslim men to withhold money and food from wives who refuse to consent to their sexual desires caused an outcry a year ago.

Ignored in Parliament

Female lawmakers, who spoke to dpa on condition of anonymity, complain they are being ignored in the Parliament.

"'Shut up. You have half a brain,' one male parliamentarian said to a female colleague once," one of the legislators said.

"We certainly fear what is to happen after 2014 when the foreign forces leave Afghanistan," said Naheed Farid, a female parliamentarian from the western province of Herat.

Hamid Safwat, a women's rights activist and a professor of journalism at Balkh University, says Afghan society is experiencing a clash of modern ideas and traditional values.

"Culture and tradition prevails in Afghan society."

"Modern ideas are being promoted in Afghan society, but there are influential men who believe women are not equal," Safwat says.

Many Afghan women are nervously watching the Western allies' attempt to broker a peace deal which could see the Taliban regain some power.

"Female teachers, lawyers, doctors, actors, musicians, artists, students, they are all worried because they know that what happened in 1996 can happen again if the Taliban return."

dpa

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[inti-net] Endless misery for Afghan women

 

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Endless misery for Afghan women
September 29, 2011

Many Afghan women are feeling jittery as they watch Western allies' attempt to broker a peace deal which could see the return of the Taliban.

FEATURE
by Mustafa Kazemi and Subel Bhandari

KABUL: "The men started whipping me in public," says Nafisa, her voice trembling as she recalls the day in 1999 that she was stopped by the vice and virtue police in Afghanistan under the Taliban.

"My hands became weak. I dropped the milk I was carrying and it spilled all over the road. I thought I was going to die. The only thing I could think of was my child waiting for that milk."

The now 38-year-old nurse passed out from the lashes and awoke hours later in her neighbour's house in southern Nimroz province.

Her crime was that she had ventured out to buy milk for her daughter, without a male relative as an escort.

Life for women under the Taliban regime from 1996 to 2001 was particularly brutal: They were not allowed to attend school, were forced to wear the burqa and banned from working or going out in
public unless accompanied by a father, husband or brother.

Tens years on, things have changed: 3.2 million girls are enrolled in school and women hold public office, with representation at 28 percent in the lower house of parliament, or nine percent higher than the world average.

Nafisa's daughter Nayeela, 12, plays Xbox and watches MTV in a country where television was once banned.

"Afghan women have experienced significant changes in their day-to-day lives" since the US-led invasion that rid their country of the Taliban government in 2001, says Shakila Nazari, adviser to the Women's Affairs Ministry.

"We started from absolutely nothing and now we have almost, almost everything for women," she told the German Press Agency dpa.

Misogynist laws

But hardship remains despite 10 years of change, and in the run-up to the withdrawal of foreign combat troops, anxiety over the future of women persists, activists say.

"There is a dark side to almost all good news about Afghan women," says Noor Jahan Akbar, who organised a march in Kabul last month to protest domestic violence.

The government, she says, "has not done nearly enough for women".

"It has passed many misogynist laws and forgiven rapists and violators of women's rights instead."

Only 12 percent of the country's women are literate compared to 40 percent of men. Traditions such as the forced marriage of women and girls, and so-called honour killings are still rampant, according to a UN report released in December.

Another UN report said nearly one third of Afghan women were exposed to physical and psychological violence, while an estimated 25 percent were victims of sexual violence.

"Domestic violence is still a big problem for all women despite several government acts and resolutions," says Afifa Azim, founder of the Afghan Women's Network.

A bill authorising Shi'ite Muslim men to withhold money and food from wives who refuse to consent to their sexual desires caused an outcry a year ago.

Ignored in Parliament

Female lawmakers, who spoke to dpa on condition of anonymity, complain they are being ignored in the Parliament.

"'Shut up. You have half a brain,' one male parliamentarian said to a female colleague once," one of the legislators said.

"We certainly fear what is to happen after 2014 when the foreign forces leave Afghanistan," said Naheed Farid, a female parliamentarian from the western province of Herat.

Hamid Safwat, a women's rights activist and a professor of journalism at Balkh University, says Afghan society is experiencing a clash of modern ideas and traditional values.

"Culture and tradition prevails in Afghan society."

"Modern ideas are being promoted in Afghan society, but there are influential men who believe women are not equal," Safwat says.

Many Afghan women are nervously watching the Western allies' attempt to broker a peace deal which could see the Taliban regain some power.

"Female teachers, lawyers, doctors, actors, musicians, artists, students, they are all worried because they know that what happened in 1996 can happen again if the Taliban return."

dpa

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Endless misery for Afghan women

September 29, 2011
 
 
Many Afghan women are feeling jittery as they watch Western allies' attempt to broker a peace deal which could see the return of the Taliban.
 
FEATURE

by Mustafa Kazemi and Subel Bhandari

KABUL: "The men started whipping me in public," says Nafisa, her voice trembling as she recalls the day in 1999 that she was stopped by the vice and virtue police in Afghanistan under the Taliban.

"My hands became weak. I dropped the milk I was carrying and it spilled all over the road. I thought I was going to die. The only thing I could think of was my child waiting for that milk."

The now 38-year-old nurse passed out from the lashes and awoke hours later in her neighbour's house in southern Nimroz province.

Her crime was that she had ventured out to buy milk for her daughter, without a male relative as an escort.

Life for women under the Taliban regime from 1996 to 2001 was particularly brutal: They were not allowed to attend school, were forced to wear the burqa and banned from working or going out in
public unless accompanied by a father, husband or brother.

Tens years on, things have changed: 3.2 million girls are enrolled in school and women hold public office, with representation at 28 percent in the lower house of parliament, or nine percent higher than the world average.

Nafisa's daughter Nayeela, 12, plays Xbox and watches MTV in a country where television was once banned.

"Afghan women have experienced significant changes in their day-to-day lives" since the US-led invasion that rid their country of the Taliban government in 2001, says Shakila Nazari, adviser to the Women's Affairs Ministry.

"We started from absolutely nothing and now we have almost, almost everything for women," she told the German Press Agency dpa.

Misogynist laws

But hardship remains despite 10 years of change, and in the run-up to the withdrawal of foreign combat troops, anxiety over the future of women persists, activists say.

"There is a dark side to almost all good news about Afghan women," says Noor Jahan Akbar, who organised a march in Kabul last month to protest domestic violence.

The government, she says, "has not done nearly enough for women".

"It has passed many misogynist laws and forgiven rapists and violators of women's rights instead."

Only 12 percent of the country's women are literate compared to 40 percent of men. Traditions such as the forced marriage of women and girls, and so-called honour killings are still rampant, according to a UN report released in December.

Another UN report said nearly one third of Afghan women were exposed to physical and psychological violence, while an estimated 25 percent were victims of sexual violence.

"Domestic violence is still a big problem for all women despite several government acts and resolutions," says Afifa Azim, founder of the Afghan Women's Network.

A bill authorising Shi'ite Muslim men to withhold money and food from wives who refuse to consent to their sexual desires caused an outcry a year ago.

Ignored in Parliament

Female lawmakers, who spoke to dpa on condition of anonymity, complain they are being ignored in the Parliament.

"'Shut up. You have half a brain,' one male parliamentarian said to a female colleague once," one of the legislators said.

"We certainly fear what is to happen after 2014 when the foreign forces leave Afghanistan," said Naheed Farid, a female parliamentarian from the western province of Herat.

Hamid Safwat, a women's rights activist and a professor of journalism at Balkh University, says Afghan society is experiencing a clash of modern ideas and traditional values.

"Culture and tradition prevails in Afghan society."

"Modern ideas are being promoted in Afghan society, but there are influential men who believe women are not equal," Safwat says.

Many Afghan women are nervously watching the Western allies' attempt to broker a peace deal which could see the Taliban regain some power.

"Female teachers, lawyers, doctors, actors, musicians, artists, students, they are all worried because they know that what happened in 1996 can happen again if the Taliban return."

dpa

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[PERS-Indonesia] Acquittal of Sumiati’s employer upheld

 

Acquittal of Sumiati's employer upheld

By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS

JEDDAH: The court of appeals in Makkah has approved a decision to acquit a Saudi woman who was earlier sentenced to three years in prison for torturing her Indonesian housemaid.

The lawyer of 53-year-old Um Muhammad confirmed that the court had overturned his client's conviction for allegedly mistreating Sumiati Binti Salan Mustapa.

Abdul Rahman Hajjar said Um Muhammad was released after Sumiati's lawyer failed to present compelling evidence that she had been tortured.

Hajjar said his client is planning to file a lawsuit against all those she deemed responsible for putting her in prison for many months. The appeal court's decision is binding.

Sultan bin Zahim, a lawyer assigned by Human Rights Commission (HRC) to follow the case, told Arab News that he was not informed of the court's decision. He said he is expecting to receive notification early next week.

Zahim said the commission has been following the case the moment the maid arrived for treatment at a hospital in Madinah. They notified police who then opened an investigation with the sponsor. The maid claimed that Um Muhammad tortured her.

During investigations, police discovered that she had escaped from her sponsor's house many days before she arrived at the hospital. Officers had become suspicious when the maid demanded millions of riyals in compensation.

Nevertheless, the case was referred to a local court in Madinah and Um Muhammad was convicted. A maid employed by Um Muhammad's daughter told the court that she saw the woman torturing Sumiati four times.

When the judge was shown the photos of the injuries, he reportedly said they were conclusive evidence.

A court of appeals in Madinah disagreed and said it did not see any hard evidence of torture, especially as the maid did not go to hospital immediately after she disappeared from her sponsor's house following the alleged assault.

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[buruh-migran] Acquittal of Sumiati’s employer upheld

 

 

Acquittal of Sumiati's employer upheld

By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS

 

JEDDAH: The court of appeals in Makkah has approved a decision to acquit a Saudi woman who was earlier sentenced to three years in prison for torturing her Indonesian housemaid.

The lawyer of 53-year-old Um Muhammad confirmed that the court had overturned his client's conviction for allegedly mistreating Sumiati Binti Salan Mustapa.

Abdul Rahman Hajjar said Um Muhammad was released after Sumiati's lawyer failed to present compelling evidence that she had been tortured.

Hajjar said his client is planning to file a lawsuit against all those she deemed responsible for putting her in prison for many months. The appeal court's decision is binding.

Sultan bin Zahim, a lawyer assigned by Human Rights Commission (HRC) to follow the case, told Arab News that he was not informed of the court's decision. He said he is expecting to receive notification early next week.

Zahim said the commission has been following the case the moment the maid arrived for treatment at a hospital in Madinah. They notified police who then opened an investigation with the sponsor. The maid claimed that Um Muhammad tortured her.

During investigations, police discovered that she had escaped from her sponsor's house many days before she arrived at the hospital. Officers had become suspicious when the maid demanded millions of riyals in compensation.

Nevertheless, the case was referred to a local court in Madinah and Um Muhammad was convicted. A maid employed by Um Muhammad's daughter told the court that she saw the woman torturing Sumiati four times.

When the judge was shown the photos of the injuries, he reportedly said they were conclusive evidence.

A court of appeals in Madinah disagreed and said it did not see any hard evidence of torture, especially as the maid did not go to hospital immediately after she disappeared from her sponsor's house following the alleged assault.

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[inti-net] Acquittal of Sumiati’s employer upheld

 

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Acquittal of Sumiati's employer upheld
By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS

Published: Sep 28, 2011 23:46 Updated: Sep 28, 2011 23:46

JEDDAH: The court of appeals in Makkah has approved a decision to acquit a Saudi woman who was earlier sentenced to three years in prison for torturing her Indonesian housemaid.

The lawyer of 53-year-old Um Muhammad confirmed that the court had overturned his client's conviction for allegedly mistreating Sumiati Binti Salan Mustapa.

Abdul Rahman Hajjar said Um Muhammad was released after Sumiati's lawyer failed to present compelling evidence that she had been tortured.

Hajjar said his client is planning to file a lawsuit against all those she deemed responsible for putting her in prison for many months. The appeal court's decision is binding.

Sultan bin Zahim, a lawyer assigned by Human Rights Commission (HRC) to follow the case, told Arab News that he was not informed of the court's decision. He said he is expecting to receive notification early next week.

Zahim said the commission has been following the case the moment the maid arrived for treatment at a hospital in Madinah. They notified police who then opened an investigation with the sponsor. The maid claimed that Um Muhammad tortured her.

During investigations, police discovered that she had escaped from her sponsor's house many days before she arrived at the hospital. Officers had become suspicious when the maid demanded millions of riyals in compensation.

Nevertheless, the case was referred to a local court in Madinah and Um Muhammad was convicted. A maid employed by Um Muhammad's daughter told the court that she saw the woman torturing Sumiati four times.

When the judge was shown the photos of the injuries, he reportedly said they were conclusive evidence.

A court of appeals in Madinah disagreed and said it did not see any hard evidence of torture, especially as the maid did not go to hospital immediately after she disappeared from her sponsor's house following the alleged assault.

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