Saudi women urged to work in security forces

Original Source:http://www.arabianbusiness.com/saudi-women-urged-work-in-security-forces-551612.html

Saudi security experts, lawyers and some Shoura Council members have demanded that Saudi women be employed in the security forces’ investigation departments to handled sensitive cases such as rape and sexual harassment, it was reported.

Thuraya Al Areed, a female member of the Shoura Council said it was important for Saudi women to work in the sector, telling a local newspaper that often females victims could not report the assault in detail as police stations always demand the presence of the father or a male guardian “who can sometimes be the aggressor himself”.

“More often, police stations ignore female reports in such cases regarding it as a family matter where policemen being men, do not feel able to handle the case,” she said.

“However, if a female was in charge of the case, there would be no need for the presence of a male member.”

Ahmad Al Othman, a lawyer, was quoted as saying that employing women in security services would serve the best interests of females at large.

“It is absolutely important for Saudi women who are nominated for the job to be given specialised training and attend courses in the security field,” he was quoted as saying.