Two Saudi Women Sentenced to 20 Lashes each for Using ‘Obscene Words’ on WhatsApp. (IFP).
Saudi Al-Watan newspaper reported that
one of the young women came to the Criminal Court in Jeddah and accused
the other of using abusive expressions during their WhatsApp
conversation. She then showed her phone at the Court’s request to prove
her words.
During the next session, the court
confirmed that the woman had indeed sent obscene messages to the other,
but the defendant said she was not the first to start the hassle and
showed a message which she received from her counterpart two months ago.
The court then referred the case to a higher instance and one month
later, the judge decided that the two girls were equally guilty and
punished both of them. The women will spend 10 days in prison and
receive 20 lashes each. Both of them could face a much more severe
punishment if the incident is repeated, a source close to the
investigation told the newspaper.
According to a report covered by YJC,
Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly criticized by human rights groups for
violating human rights, including public be-headings and floggings,
discrimination against women and restrictions on freedom of expression. Hmmm.....Good luck To the UN Human rights council, if they have to lash each woman that uses obscene words.
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