ROP arrests over twenty women on prostitution charges

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police have arrested over 20 women in Sohar on charges of prostitution.

An official statement issued by the ROP read "The Royal Oman Police Command in North Al Batinah has carried out a campaign to arrest expatriate women for violating the Residency Law, as well as women accused of being involved in prostitution and immoral behaviour in the wilayat of Sohar."

"A total of 21 women of Asian nationality were arrested, while three other people of Asian nationals and an Omani citizen were arrested in connection with these cases," the statement went on to read.