A Lebanese man nicknamed the "tattoo king" has been
sentenced to one year in prison and 200 lashes in the conservative Muslim
kingdom, a Saudi newspaper reported on Tuesday.
"Investigations revealed the Lebanese had been practicing
this job for nine years," said al-Madina.
"At first, he used to receive women in a rented apartment (in
the western city of Jeddah) but later he began going to women's homes to draw
tattoos on their bodies" to avoid being caught by Saudi religious police,
said the daily.
He was finally nabbed by members of the Commission for the
Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (religious police) in an undercover
operation.
"They seized with him a bag in which he carried creams for
weight loss, breast firming and for skin whitening," al-Madina said. They
also found on his mobile phone pictures of tattooed women.
Prosecutors said they would appeal for a stronger punishment
against the man, who is also accused of having met privately with women in the
Gulf state where mixing of the sexes is prohibited, said al-Madina.
Tattooos are not in keeping with Islamic tradition but not
officially banned.
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