28 Mar 2024
Thursday 9 April 2015 - 13:04
Story Code : 159195

Saudis sexual abusers of Iranian teens nabbed: Official

The two Saudi officers who had sexually harassed two teenage Iranian pilgrims at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah have been arrested, a senior Iranian diplomat says.

The perpetrators behind the sexual assault ontwo teenage Iranian Hajj pilgrims have been identified and detained and will receive maximumpunishment, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs, quoted a senior Saudi official as saying on Thursday.

The Saudi official had made the remarks ina meeting with Irans ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hossein Sadeghiin the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

We are awaiting the issue and immediate implementation of averdict onthe most severe punishment for the perpetrators of the inhumane act, Amir-Abdollahian said.

He further warned that ifSaudi officials fail to follow up on the issue and provide complete security and comfort for Iranian pilgrims, Tehran will take a proper decisionin thatregard.

While performing body search on passengers, Saudi officers allegedly took the 14- and 15-year-old teenagers away citing suspicion,soundedoff the alarm at the gate, and subjected them to the immoral behavior.

By Press TV
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