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Saudis sexual abusers of Iranian teens nabbed: Official

Thursday, 09 April 2015 8:09 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 09 April 2015 8:09 AM ]

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs

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 on two teenage Iranian Hajj pilgrims have been identified and detained and will receive maximum punishment,” 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 in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hossein Sadeghi in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

“We are awaiting the issue and immediate implementation of a verdict on the most severe punishment for the perpetrators of the inhumane act,” Amir-Abdollahian said.

He further warned that if Saudi officials fail to follow up on the issue and provide complete security and comfort for Iranian pilgrims, Tehran will take a proper decision in that regard.

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

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