(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A female Saudi TV presenter has fled the deeply conservative kingdom, shortly after authorities announced the launch of an investigation into what is said to be her dress code violations.
Shereen al-Rifaie, who was reporting on the lifting of the ban on women's driving, was accused of dressing inappropriately.
In a Twitter post, the Commission said they had launched an investigation after the video clip of Ms Al-Rifaie had been shared on social media.
They said the clip of her news report had shown her 'wearing indecent clothes, in violation of regulations and instructions.
As the news of the investigation broke, Ms Al-Rifaie posted a photo of a plane ticket and her passport on Snapchat, local news website ajel.sa reports, indicating that she had left the country.
However, the Saudi Information Ministry and General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) regulatory authority said disciplinary measures would be taken against the TV presenter, even in her absence.
A video recording posted on social media websites showed the presenter wearing an open white abaya, showing her clothes, which was considered by the GCAM a violation of regulations.
Rifaie currently works for the Al-Aan TV station from the United Arab Emirates. She first worked at MBC Children and Al-Raya channels, before joining the public Al-Ekhbariya TV channel in 2006.
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28 June 2018 - 04:47
News ID: 899475
A Saudi Arabian TV presenter has fled the country after an investigation was launched into claims she had violated the kingdom's dress code for women.
