Jailed rape victim ‘admitted adultery’

THE SAUDI Justice Ministry has announced that a girl gang-raped by seven men and then sentenced to six months in prison and 200 lashes for adultery had confessed to cheating on her husband.

It is the ministry’s latest response to negative international reaction to the incident. The statement, carried by the Saudi Press Agency, confirmed that the flogging sentence would be carried out and also condemned foreign interference.

“The Saudi justice minister expressed his regret about the media reports over the role of the women in this case which put out false information and wrongly defend her,” said the statement.