Saudi Arabia authorities temporarily suspend text-message tracking for women
Saudi Arabia authorities have reportedly suspended a monitoring system that text alerts Saudi women’s male ‘guardians’, every time they cross the border.
According to Lt. Col. Ahmad Al-Laheedan, spokesperson of the Passports Department, the suspension has been announced to make amendments to the system and following review by officials, the new improved service will be optional.
The system requires women and children in Saudi Arabia to seek signed permission from male guardians in order to travel to other countries, Independent reported.