British grandfather ‘not expected’ to be flogged in Saudi Arabia

British foreign secretary Philip Hammond has insisted he does not expect a British grandfather to be lashed nor a protester to be executed in Saudi Arabia.

Hammond expressed his confidence in the cases of Karl Andree and Ali Mohammed al-Nimr following correspondence between officials from the UK and Saudi Arabia.

Andree, who has battled cancer and suffers from asthma, was arrested in Jeddah in August last year after being caught with home-made wine.