Saudi Arabia Defend Punishment of Rape Victim
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 4th, 2009
The Saudi judiciary on Tuesday defended a court verdict that sentenced a 19-year-old victim of a gang rape to six months in jail and 200 lashes because she was with an unrelated male when they were attacked. Initially, a Shiite Muslim woman had been sentenced to 90 lashes after being convicted of violating Saudi Arabia’s rigid [...]
