Friday, November 16, 2007

Saudi outrage

200 Lashes for Rape Victim -Rasheed Abou-Alsamh

A Saudi court on Tuesday more than doubled the number of lashes that a female rape victim was sentenced to after her lawyer called his client's conviction unjust and said the sentences of the seven men who raped her were too lenient.

Lashing is a common sentence under the Saudi penal code, applied for crimes ranging from homosexuality and drinking alcohol to theft and adultery. The sentence is frequently delivered in public...
(New York Times)


UPDATE:
Saudi Arabia Marks 136th Beheading of 2007
The execution brought to 136 the number of people beheaded in the kingdom this year. Saudi Arabia beheaded 38 people last year and 83 people in 2005.
(AP/FOX News)

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