Sentence against nude road walk woman upheld

The High Appeals Court has upheld the sentence issued against a European woman, who was tried for walking naked on the road allegedly under the influence of narcotics last November. She was sentenced to two years in prison.

The quadragenarian, who was apparently high on Hashish, Methamphetamine, and MDMA, was also charged with assaulting an on-duty policeman. She was fined BD150, while her boyfriend was ordered to spend one year behind bars and to pay a BD1, 000 fine for consuming drugs. His appeal against the initial verdict was as well rejected yesterday. 

The details of the case date back to last November when the woman was seen walking naked on one of the busiest highways in the Kingdom; Shaikh Salman Highway near Tubli. A policeman and a bystander approached the woman in an attempt to convince her to move out of the highway, where she walked in the middle lane causing a traffic jam and forming a threat to the safety of herself and others.

According to the testimonies of the victims and eyewitnesses, the defendant punched, kicked and spat on the victims while attempting to escape from them. However, she was later arrested. The footage of the woman went viral online, making headlines across the world. During the interrogation, the defendant’s boyfriend said she worked as a manager at one of the resorts in the Kingdom.