Saudi government responds to women drivers’ day protests planned for Oct. 26

[cui bono]

Women who want Saudi Arabia to lift its ban on female drivers are planning to protest by driving on Saturday.

While it is technically not against the law for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, the country does not issue driver’s licenses to women, so the women would be driving illegally.

The Interior Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday warning citizens against attending any demonstrations – understood to mean rallies either in favor or against women drivers – on Oct. 26. "The laws of the Kingdom prohibit activities disturbing the public peace and opening venues to sedition which only serve the senseless, the ill-intentioned, intruders, and opportunity hunters," the statement said.

The government also said it intends to punish women driving illegally.

"All violations will be dealt with – whether demonstrations or women driving,” Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry spokesman, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, said. “Not just on the 26th. Before and after. At all times."

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/saudi-arabia/131024/saudi-government-responds-women-drivers-day-pr

[ismnotwasm]

1. Assholes

Those women aren't going to give up either

[cui bono]

2. I hope not.

I'm a bit scared for the ones that drive on the 26th though.