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Saudi Court Upgrades Rape Victim's Punishment To 200 Lashes, Six Months In Prison

The court in Al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia has ruled that the sentence of 90 lashes handed down a year ago to a Saudi Shi'ite woman who was abducted and gang-raped was insufficient, and that her punishment should be changed to 200 lashes as well as a six-month prison sentence.

Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, Alarabiya.net, November 15, 2007

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