Thursday, March 18, 2010

Sawsan Salim Sentenced to 300 Lashes For Complaining

"Sawsan Salim was being harassed by local officials, so she went to the government offices in Rass to complain. As a result, she was sentenced to 300 lashes and 18 months in jail for the “crime” of visiting government offices without a male relative. In a comically obvious failure of the Saudi “justice” system, one of the judges in the case was Habib Abdullah al Aqsa — the original target of Mrs. Salim’s harassment complaint." (thanks Ali)