Family pleads for release of daughter held in Saudi prison

Mildred Margaret Asuswa,(Standing Middle) is being held in Biriman prison in Jeddah Saudi Arabia after her employer accused her of attempt to commit suicide, an act forbidden in predominantly Islamic country (PHOTO :BY KENNEDY OKWACH)

A Kenyan family is pleading for the release of their daughter who is locked up in a Saudi prison over unclear circumstances. Mildred Asuswa, a Kenyan, is being held at a prison in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after she was accused of attempted commit suicide. The 23-year-old woman was arrested in mid-February and is yet to be taken to court.

According to Islamic Laws, which are severely enforced in Saudi, an act of attempt to commit suicide is forbidden.