A Saudi woman, who posted online a footage of her husband making sexual advances to family house maid, might end up in jail for "defamation".
According to reports, the wife used her mobile phone to secretly capture her husband making advances to the female family servant. The video that she later uploaded on YouTube, alongside the caption "the minimal punishment for this husband is to scandalise him", went viral.
Since it was posted online, the #SaudiWomanCatchesHusbandCheating hashtag became the top trend and has gathered more than 25,000 mentions in 12 hours.
The footage drew widespread support for the wife, but according to Saudi legal experts it could be the wife who might end up in jail. According to Saudi laws strict punishment is given to anyone that uses mobile phones with camera or other equipment to photograph others and defame them.
Saudi Arabia follows a strict version of Islam where women don't enjoy the same rights as men. Women in the kingdom are forbidden to drive vehicles and must have a male family member accompanying them while wearing an all-encompassing body gear when venturing out of their homes.
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