JEDDAH: The Jeddah Summary Court will convene on Wednesday to listen to the defense of a Saudi woman journalist charged with being involved in the preparation of the LBC’s “Bold Red Line” program in which a man boasted about his sexual exploits.
The Prosecution and Investi-gation Commission’s list of charges, which were handed over to the woman on Monday, included involvement in the preparation of the program, openly coordinating with the bragger on a satellite channel, and advertising the episode on the Internet to attract a large number of viewers. The journalist, whose name has not been disclosed, refused to appear before the court despite repeated summons.
When she finally appeared before the court on Monday, she was handed over the charges against her and the judge asked her to respond to them on Wednesday. The court sentenced the braggart, Mazen Abdul Jawad, to five years imprisonment and 1,000 lashes.
