The police of Saudi Arabia did not kill two detained Pakistani transgender people. This was stated by the authorities of the Kingdom, their words reports The Independent.
“It’s all true, besides, there was no torture”, — said the interior Ministry. The authorities explained that one of the detainees, 61-year-old Pakistani transgender, actually died of a heart attack, and Islamabad are already working to take his body home.
Last week, media Kingdom said that the police made a RAID on one of the parties, where there were 35 men in makeup and women’s clothing. The word “transgender” media is not used, nor were there reports of killings.
That two people beaten to death, said a Pakistani transgender Farzana Riaz — according to her, 35-year-old Amna and 26-year-old Minot police put in bags and beaten with sticks.
Saudi Arabia officially has no laws against transgender people, but men who dress like women, are regularly sent to jail or is sentenced to flogging. In Pakistan, as the newspaper notes, transgender people are often subjected to condemnation by society and in order to survive, are forced into prostitution. However, the authorities are working on their integration into society — they were considered in the census and gave the passive right to vote (allowed to vote).