DeAnne
Mike CrowlSaudi Rape Case Is Over A Year Old
November 20th 2007 13:29
I am as outraged as everyone else to hear about the Saudi woman who was raped, and now SHE is being punished. I was further outraged, however, to find out that the original sentence occured over a year ago! We are only hearing about the additional punishment being given for her speaking out about it.
According to Human Rights Watch, the woman, who is married, met with a male friend to get a photo back from him. The two of them were attacked by seven men, who raped both of them. In October 2006, both the woman and her male friend were sentenced to 90 lashes for "illegal mingling" while four of the attackers were only charged with kidnapping and sentenced to 1 to 4 years in prison.
For speaking out to the media, the woman's sentence has been increased to 200 lashes and six months in prison. In addition, her lawyer has been banned from her case and his license revoked.
According to Human Rights Watch, the woman, who is married, met with a male friend to get a photo back from him. The two of them were attacked by seven men, who raped both of them. In October 2006, both the woman and her male friend were sentenced to 90 lashes for "illegal mingling" while four of the attackers were only charged with kidnapping and sentenced to 1 to 4 years in prison.
For speaking out to the media, the woman's sentence has been increased to 200 lashes and six months in prison. In addition, her lawyer has been banned from her case and his license revoked.
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Comment by Ahmed
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Having said that it's a little strange that something like this became big news a year after it was officially reported - something might be going amiss here.
Comment by DeAnne
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I'm guessing that is why the woman and her lawyer made a fuss about it, so that we WOULD hear about it. So, the big news, now, is that the sentence was increased BECAUSE we are hearing about it. It's a shame!
Comment by Damo
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However from what I have heard about Saudia don't expect things to change.