Ah those naughty Saudi Princesses ... they just can't help themselves can they?
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| Saudi Princess Meshael Alayban Mugshot |
The latest up before the beak is one Meshael Alayban, who as one of the many wives of Prince Abdulrahman bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, qualifies for the title 'Princess', and who was arrested in California on slavery charges.
She is accused of 'employing' a Kenyan woman on a two-year contract with
an employment agency, for $1,600 (£1,050) a month, for an eight-hour
work day, and a standard five days a week, but then having seized the
woman's passport, reduced the skivvies wages to a mere $220 a month,
and forced her to work 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. But being accused doesn't mean guilty.
However as we have seen before, slavery is still practised in Saudi Arabia, albeit under the guise of work contracts, and so the little princess could have got away with this at home if its true, but, for reasons that are not transparent, she opted to take her alleged slave with her when she wanted a break from all that old time religion back home, and visited the land of the free (kinda gives you a clue doesn't it?).
However as we have seen before, slavery is still practised in Saudi Arabia, albeit under the guise of work contracts, and so the little princess could have got away with this at home if its true, but, for reasons that are not transparent, she opted to take her alleged slave with her when she wanted a break from all that old time religion back home, and visited the land of the free (kinda gives you a clue doesn't it?).
The alleged 'slave' made her bid for freedom by flagging down a bus driver and being taken to a police station .... Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas described the accuser's situation as "an example of forced labour - It's been 150 years since the Emancipation of Slavery Proclamation, so slavery has been illegal in the United States, and certainly in California all this time. It's disappointing to see it in use here" ... so a warrant was issued and an arrest was made.
Of course justice being what it is, she's unlikely to go to jail if found guilty, but is likely to offer 'compensation' of several million dollars, to settle what she says is a 'a dispute over work hours'. Still, its a stiff price to pay for saving about $3,040.00 per month ($1660 - $220 + $1660 for the additional 8 hours), on a two year contract (always assuming that they would have let her go at the end of the two years). I make that $74,400 'saved' or stolen, versus maybe a $1m or more on a settlement payment if she's found guilty.
Notice that as per usual, the 'Saudi Royalty' wear no head or face covering when outside of Saudi Arabia - there is clearly one set of 'Sharia' rules for women inside Saudi Arabia (with the religious police to enforce them), and another for royalty when abroad. They also misbehave with a reckless abandon that only those robbing their country blind feel happy to do .... think Louis XIV of France, only more tawdry.
Update: Unusually I found out what happened. The Princess was freed after the charges were dropped. There was not evidence to go to trial. Prosecutors in the US state of California said they were unable to corroborate the allegations against Ms Alayban, and so the Orange County District Attorney moved to dismiss the case. Ms Alayban's lawyers said the maid's claims were all a scam to remain in the US. The maids asylum fate is unknown.
Of course justice being what it is, she's unlikely to go to jail if found guilty, but is likely to offer 'compensation' of several million dollars, to settle what she says is a 'a dispute over work hours'. Still, its a stiff price to pay for saving about $3,040.00 per month ($1660 - $220 + $1660 for the additional 8 hours), on a two year contract (always assuming that they would have let her go at the end of the two years). I make that $74,400 'saved' or stolen, versus maybe a $1m or more on a settlement payment if she's found guilty.
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| Saudi Princess Meshael Alayban Behind Bars |
Notice that as per usual, the 'Saudi Royalty' wear no head or face covering when outside of Saudi Arabia - there is clearly one set of 'Sharia' rules for women inside Saudi Arabia (with the religious police to enforce them), and another for royalty when abroad. They also misbehave with a reckless abandon that only those robbing their country blind feel happy to do .... think Louis XIV of France, only more tawdry.
Update: Unusually I found out what happened. The Princess was freed after the charges were dropped. There was not evidence to go to trial. Prosecutors in the US state of California said they were unable to corroborate the allegations against Ms Alayban, and so the Orange County District Attorney moved to dismiss the case. Ms Alayban's lawyers said the maid's claims were all a scam to remain in the US. The maids asylum fate is unknown.
As you say, a false economy. Apart from not expecting to get caught and incurring large bribe bills, with their enormous ill-gotten gains, savings can't be the end-game for these slave masters, it must be more cultural than financial.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that as long as the victim doesn't see any of the get out of jail money, the princess won't mind the expense.
Well in the US the money will go to the victim, thats if the princess wants the charges dropped .... remember that French guy accused of raping a black maid (illegal immigrant) ... she got the money to drop the charges.
DeleteNotice that a muslim woman accused of a crime in the UK is still able to wear the Niqab in court and prison (except when giving evidence) - the US takes the correct view of this nonsense and makes them take them off.
ReplyDeleteI won't give my blog name, as I don't need the hassle.
They are basically hypocrites in their religion as well their treatment of others.
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