Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Saudi actor arrested ‘for taking selfies with female fans in shopping mall’

An Saudi Arabian actor was arrested in a shopping mall after ‘ taking selfies with female fans’.

Actor Abdul Aziz Al Kassar, who is widely recognized in Saudi Arabia, was arrested at a shopping centre in Riyadh, a number of videos shows him being swarmed by dozens of fans, who were screaming trying to pose for a photograph.

The arrest happened on October 23 when members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice pulled him into a small room after the run in with the fans.

He was accused of disturbing the public order, mixing with women unrelated to him and abusing social media before being remanded in custody.

Al Kassar said: “I did not expect to find so many people waiting for me [at the mall].” Full story...

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