Saudi punishes gang rape victim with 200 lashes

[Tom_Turner]

Saudi punishes gang rape victim with 200 lashes

A court in the ultra-conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia is punishing a female victim of gang rape with 200 lashes and six months in jail, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

The 19-year-old woman -- whose six armed attackers have been sentenced to jail terms -- was initially ordered to undergo 90 lashes for "being in the car of an unrelated male at the time of the rape," the Arab News reported.

But in a new verdict issued after Saudi Arabia's Higher Judicial Council ordered a retrial, the court in the eastern town of Al-Qatif more than doubled the number of lashes to 200.

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The 'magic kingdom' has some unusual laws rooted in a very strict interpretation of Islam, far beyond what is enforced in the UAE or other Gulf states. For example, Prince Waleed bin Talal recently hired Saudi Arabia's first female commercial pilot, and while she can fly, under Saudi law she can't drive a car.