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2007-11-28 Arabia

Saudi Arabia reviews gang rape victim's sentence

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Posted by Oztralian 2007-11-28 00:08|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Just watch. The house of saud is well aware of how poorly this is playing on the world stage, but they'll go ahead with the misogynistic injustice all the same because they just can't help themselves...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-11-28 09:07|| 2007-11-28 09:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Or because Nayyaf - the most serious Wahabist in the royal family - will insist and will get his way in exchange for supporting King Abdullah's decision to resist OPEC pressure to decrease oil production &/or unpeg from the US dollar.

Posted by lotp 2007-11-28 11:08|| 2007-11-28 11:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The young lady is from a Shiite part of Saudi Arabia. I wonder how much that played a part in her sentence.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-11-28 12:52|| 2007-11-28 12:52|| Front Page Top

#4 but they'll go ahead with the misogynistic injustice all the same because ~~they just can't help themselves~~ they wouldn't have it any other way ...

Fixed that for ya, M.Murcek.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-28 15:33|| 2007-11-28 15:33|| Front Page Top

#5 "Their sentences fell short of the death penalty - which could be imposed in a rape conviction - due to the "lack of witnesses'' and the "absence of confessions'' as required by Islam, the justice ministry said."

I guess the cell phone recording of the rape was not witness enough for them.

Posted by JohnnieBartlett 2007-11-28 18:39|| 2007-11-28 18:39|| Front Page Top

#6 the cell phone recording wouldntadmissable... cell phones are not islamic, and only a muslem can be a witnes in an islamic court.

Posted by Abu do you love 2007-11-28 19:27|| 2007-11-28 19:27|| Front Page Top

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