The Public Prosecution has directed to file a criminal lawsuit against a Palestinian national accused of torturing his baby girl after a video of the abuse went viral on social media.
This follows submission of a report by the Monitoring Unit in the Public Prosecution after the circulation of the video clip.
Criminal procedures will be initiated against the Palestinian man in accordance with Article 17 of the Criminal Procedures Law and other rules after verifying the validity of the video. The legal procedures will be completed against the offender in coordination with the concerned authorities in this regard.
The Public Prosecution affirmed that the laws that are in force in the Kingdom criminalize harming or abusing children and that those who commit such acts would be subject to deterrent penal action in accordance with the relevant regulations and instructions.
Riyadh Police spokesman said recently that they had arrested a Palestinian man accused of torturing his baby girl after a video of the abuse went viral on social media. He noted that their criminal investigation team started a manhunt for the culprit immediately after getting information about the incident.
“The man, a Palestinian national in his 40s, has been identified as the culprit and he was arrested from the Casablanca neighborhood, south of the Riyadh city. We will provide necessary care to his four children, in coordination with the concerned authorities,” he said.
The video showing an Arab man beating his baby girl to get her to stand up received an angry outburst from many people who shared the video on the social media. As the video went viral, voices grew louder on media platforms calling for stringent action against the erring father.
Subsequently, the Public Prosecution issued an order to the competent authority to initiate investigations to identify the perpetrator of the crime by analyzing the electronic identifiers of the information content of the crime and the devices used in it, in order to identify and arrest him.
SOURCE : SAUDIGAZETTE
