[SydneyK]

I understand that there are cultural differences. And I'm also sure the victim was aware of the rigid guidelines regarding separation of sexes. However, she was initially sentenced to 90 lashes. Then, because of "her attempt to aggravate and influence the judiciary through the media" (whatever that means), her sentence was increased to 200 lashes and six months in jail.

I don't have any more information about this story, but it sounds to me like she got an increase in her punishment because her lawyer (perhaps at her request, who knows) argued that the sentence for the rapists was too lenient.

Cultural differences or no, rapists deserve more than 10 months in jail, and the original sentence for the rapists ranged from 10 months to 5 years. I realize that the rapists sentences have been increased as well, but it's a sad state of things when the original sentence for someone who gang raped a woman is only four months longer than the sentence of a woman who was in the company of a non-relative male.