Jailed in Saudi for 'crimes of immorality'

By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 14:21:00 05/05/2008


MANILA, Philippines -- The Filipina nurse caught kissing in public in Saudi Arabia last week is not alone.

An estimated two of 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia who seek Philippine government assistance are jailed for similar "crimes of immorality," INQUIRER.net learned Monday.

Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, for his part, said "there are a lot of crimes of immorality" involving Filipinos, most of them simply for "holding hands and eating out together."

Saudi laws prohibit a woman from going out in public with men other than her relatives.
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