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ginger_maya in ontd_political

Wafa receives final 50 lashes in Saudi prison

Aug 18, 2014 12:18

Egyptian fashion designer in Saudi jail has completed 500 lashes, but still has time remaining in her sentence

An Egyptian fashion designer and mother of two received the final 50 lashes of her 500 lash sentence early Monday morning.
Najla Wafa had an appeal for amnesty postponed on Saturday and remains in jail because she still has time left to ( Read more... )

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rhysande August 18 2014, 22:27:24 UTC

I was curious about that, too, and went searching. I don't know the source, so I have no idea how reliable it is.

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/50911/Egypt/Politics-/Detained-and-flogged-in-Saudi-Arabia-Nagla-Wafas-s.aspx

lied_ohne_worte August 18 2014, 17:18:07 UTC

Horrible.

I'm always amazed when I read about cases such as this where officials don't even try to hide the fact that there is blatant corruption going on. Losing files and blaming a lawyer for doing what lawyers do? Not even any attempt at subtlety?

yamamanama August 18 2014, 21:52:49 UTC

The French know how to treat royalty.

moonshaz August 19 2014, 04:31:15 UTC

It's inconceivable that in the 21 century...

21st century? What 21st century? This is Saudi Arabia we're talking about. I'm pretty sure that it's still the 17th century there--or it might as well be.