Jail and Lashes for Misuse of Camera

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Staff Writer
Publication Date: 
Mon, 2004-05-10 03:00

WAJH, 10 May 2004 — A judge in Al-Wajh in the north of the Kingdom has sentenced two young Saudis to jail and lashes. The young men had misused a cell phone camera, Al-Madinah reported.

The judge sentenced one young man to 30 lashes for photographing a girl on the street. Another young man was sentenced to 40 lashes for inciting the first one to take the picture. The judge said this would be a lesson to those who are guilty of unacceptable behavior. He added that the sentences would be administered in public.

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