- MAKKAH: A Makkah judge has sentenced an African man to eight months in prison and 300 lashes for practicing black magic near the Jamarat area in Mina on the third day of Haj.
Policemen in the field arrested the 30 year old man after they observed him acting suspiciously.
When they searched him they found many pieces of paper with black magic symbols, in addition to talismans written on his body. The man subsequently confessed to his alleged crimes.
The man had previously been deported from Saudi Arabia but he had managed to come back to perform Haj this year. He will be once again deported after serving his sentence.



