12May2008 Saudi man given 150 lashes for unchaperoned meeting with woman (D Tel)

Daily Telegraph

A psychology professor in Makkah has been sentenced to 150 lashes and eight months in prison for meeting with an unchaperoned woman in a coffee shop. Amnesty International is urging the Kingdom to cease prosecuting people for such offences.

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