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Saudi court orders first naming of man guilty of sexual harassment

A court in Saudi Arabia has for the first time ordered that a man convicted of sexual harassment be named and shamed in public, local media report.

Yasser al-Arawi was found guilty by the Criminal Court in Medina of harassing a woman using obscene remarks.

He was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined $1,330 (£980).

The anti-harassment law was amended a year ago to allow for offenders’ names and sentences to be published in local newspapers at their own expense.

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