Within Saudi Arabia’s efforts to accelerate the empowerment of women, the Kingdom has recently opened the way for them to work in crime investigation and to hold other judicial functions.
Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Muajab met on Monday with 50 Saudi women, who have been recently appointed as “lieutenant investigators.”
In remarks following the meeting, Reham al-Salloum, a lieutenant investigator and criminal investigator in the Saudi Public Prosecution, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the presence of Saudi women would further enhance their vital role in the society.
Muajab expressed confidence that the 50 new investigators would contribute to the justice system, adding that this first batch would be followed by many others in the future.
“Women in Saudi Arabia receive the utmost care from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“They are now working in the different sectors, while in the past they could only be employed in specific fields,” he added.
The Saudi Attorney-General emphasized that Saudi women have proven their competence in most of the areas where they have worked, and would succeed in providing criminal justice.
Regarding the mechanism of selecting female investigators, the Attorney-General noted that the Public Prosecution was keen to select an elite of women to work in the field of investigation and prosecution, provided that they join a one-year general criminal diploma, undergo training, and conduct field visits to learn about forensic medicine.
