Saudis criticised over rape victim's flogging

Saudi Arabia is bristling under international criticism over the sentencing of a woman rape victim to prison and 200 lashes, insisting the West should keep its nose out of its legal system.

Saudi Arabia is bristling under international criticism over the sentencing of a woman rape victim to prison and 200 lashes, insisting the West should keep its nose out of its legal system.

But the case has raised voices for change in the kingdom’s Islamic courts.

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