11.20.2007

Saudi "clarification"

Saudi: Why we punished rape victim

Excerpt:

The case, which has sparked media scrutiny of the Saudi legal system, centers on a married woman. The 19-year-old and an unrelated man were abducted, and she was raped by a group of seven men more than a year ago, according to Abdulrahman al-Lahim, the attorney who represented her in court.

The woman was originally sentenced in October 2006 to 90 lashes. But that sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in prison by the Qatif General Court, because she spoke to the media about the case, a court source told Middle Eastern daily newspaper Arab News.

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Precious (comment by Susan (Sound-off section at the bottom of the article)):

What is wrong with these men? How can they treat their mothers, daughters, sisters and wives like dirt? It is barbaric.

Comment: See "Precious" above. My view too!

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