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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.
A court source told the English-language Arab News that the judges had decided to punish the woman further for "her attempt to aggravate and influence the judiciary through the media."
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I wonder what moderate muslims think of lashing as a form of punishment.
I wonder what moderate muslims think of 200 lashes for being in a car with an unrelated male. Did the males get lashings for being in a car with an unrelated female?
I wonder what moderate muslims think of upping the punishment because the woman complained to the media.
Saudi punishes gang rape victim with 200 lashes