JEDDAH, 24 January The Court of Grievances has sentenced a female jailer to 18 months in jail and 300 lashes for managing a brothel.
She was also found guilty of causing a 33-year-old female colleague to be away from her family and work for four days without their knowledge.
The jailer was based at a woman’s prison in Jeddah.
Police mounted a search for the jailer’s colleague and took several suspects into custody. Subsequent investigations revealed that the jailer was involved in "immoral activities", and had been responsible for leading the missing woman astray.
The woman herself admitted that she had been in the company of the jailer during her absence.
The court ordered that the female jailer be terminated from her employment once she completed her prison term.
