https://uk.news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-british-man-saudi-wife-attacked-religious-212330886.html#WLMVTbE"The president of Saudi Arabia's religious police is conducting an investigation after some of its members launched a physical attack on a British man and his Saudi wife.
The assault took place outside a mall in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, and shortly after a 10-second video clip went viral on 1 September.
It showed one of the members of the religious police, officially known as the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, jumping from the top of a car onto a British man. He defended himself shouting, "This is my wife," reported Al Hayat daily.
Eyewitnesses confirm that the victim, Peter Howarth-Lees, was inside the mall when members of the religious police started following him. A confrontation happened when the British man entered a check-out lane reserved for women and families.
The religious police then questioned Howarth on why he had chosen the specific counter manned by a female cashier. He responded by saying he was with his wife.
After making the payment, Howarth was again confronted by the religious police as he was walking out of the mall towards his car and they started taking pictures of him and his car. Howarth retaliated by taking their pictures which further roused their suspicions."
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All of this because he used a check out designated for "families and women" and the check out person was a woman....he said he was with his wife hence did not break the Islamic rule.
