A man who was shown on TV bragging about his sex life violated media policy and thus the station that showed the footage was taken off the air. Furthermore, the man has been arrested and some are calling for the death penalty.
It happened to the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, which has a station in Saudi Arabia, according to CNN.
A spokesman for the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture and Information told CNN that the footage involved "a 32-year-old airline employee and divorced father of four who spoke openly about his sexual escapades, his love of sex and losing his virginity at age 14."
The man’s name is Mazen Abdul Jawad, and in a separate piece, a blog by CNN Senior Editor Octavia Nasr, she talks in detail about the TV series, "A Thick Red Line," which broadcast Jawad’s remarks, and about how bragging about one’s sexual exploits could get certain people in Saudi Arabia so inflamed.
In another blog, Ahmed Al-Omran from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia wrote:.
"I was surprised that so many people acted on it and submitted complaints. Legally, I guess that their complaints do not stand in court. But if the public prosecutor decides to sue him, then it’s a different story.
"People here think that you can do whatever you want as long as you keep it private. This is hypocritical but it is prevalent in Saudi society. However, the country is changing and mentalities are too. The pace of change is slow and many, like me, are frustrated to see things evolving so slowly on the social and political levels but I think it’s not hopeless, and I hope that in 40 years we won’t be struggling with the same issues."
Jawad, the person doing the bragging on the tape, says that it was his understanding that his face would be blurred so no one would know who was making the remarks.
Though the footage is not particularly physically graphic, the nature of the conversation is something many U.S. TV outlets would likely think twice about airing, and certainly without a warning that part of the conversation is explicit, is not recommeded for kids and might make some viewers uncomfortable.
–Chuck Ross
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