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Saudi King gets into Holiday Spirit and Pardons Girl for getting Gang Raped (VIDEO)
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The girl whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry was pardoned by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah for being the victim of a gang-rape. The Saudi monarch usually issues pardons to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival which begins on Wednesday. I guess he’s just an old softy.
The 19-year-old Shi'ite woman was abducted and raped along with a male companion by seven men last year in a case that has drawn criticism from around the world.
Ruling according to Saudi Arabia's strict reading of Islamic law, a court originally sentenced the woman to 90 lashes for being alone with an unrelated man and the rapists to prison terms of up to five years.
The Supreme Judicial Council last month increased the sentence to 200 lashes and six months in prison and ordered the rapists to serve between two years and nine years in prison.
(news.yahoo)
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