The Saudi Security account announced on Twitter that the Riyadh police had begun an investigation into a case of a father’s abuse of his daughters.
According to the police, the father was arrested following the girls published a visual content that included their request for help following they were subjected to ill-treatment, beating and detention.
The police said that the case has been investigated, and the security authorities are continuing to provide protection to the abused, in coordination with the Family Protection Office.
And the Saudi General Security stated that the father was arrested, and regular measures were taken once morest him, and he was referred to the Public Prosecution.
It is stated that Abuse protection systemAbuse in Saudi Arabia, issued by a royal decree, defines abuse as “every form of exploitation, physical, psychological, or sexual abuse, or threat thereof, committed by a person once morest another person, by that exceeding the limits of his jurisdiction, authority, responsibility, or because of What binds them in terms of a family relationship, dependency relationship, sponsorship, guardianship, or subordination of living.
The legislative text says that “maltreatment is included in the refusal or failure of a person to fulfill his duties or obligations in providing the basic needs of another person from his family or who is required by law or system to provide those needs for them.”
According to the law published on the website of the Council of Experts in the Council of Ministers, “immediately upon receiving a report of a case of abuse – following documenting the report and conducting an evaluation of the case – the authority shall take any of the following measures:
- Take the necessary measures to ensure the provision of necessary health care to those who have been abused, and conduct a medical evaluation of the case if necessary.
- Make the necessary arrangements to prevent the continuation or recurrence of abuse.
- Providing family and social guidance and counseling to the parties to the case if the Ministry assesses that it is possible to treat the case only within its family framework.
- Calling any of the parties to the case or any of their relatives or those related to it; To listen to his statements and testimonies and document them, and to take the necessary measures and undertakings to ensure the provision of the necessary and adequate protection for those who have been abused.
- Work to subject the necessary parties to psychological treatment or rehabilitation programs as appropriate to each case.
