A Saudi woman was arrested this week after a video went viral that showed her walking around the country in an illegal outfit.
The woman, identified by the BBC as a model named Khulood, was arrested for being out in public in the short skirt and crop top she was wearing in the video, the Saudi Arabian state news agency Al Ekhbariya announced Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia imposes strict modesty laws on all women, requiring them to be covered while in public. Women are also prevented from driving and are required to be under male guardianship in public, according to the kingdom’s strict interpretation of Islamic law.
That country’s austere laws about women are likely why an otherwise innocuous video went viral.
The country’s religious police ― known officially as the Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ― released a statement on Twitter on Sunday saying they were working with authorities on the matter.
In the video, which was posted to Snapchat on Sunday, Khulood can be seen walking alone in the Ushayqir Heritage Village, outside of Riyadh, the nation’s capital. Her skirt is above the knee and her top bares her midriff.
VIDEO: Saudi Woman Arrested After Wearing Skirt And Crop Top In Viral Video
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