Saudi Rape victim is sentenced

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

and she is not getting 200 lashed because of that either...she was originally scheduled a shorter jail sentence and 90 lashes...

here are the excerpts from the report:
According to Arab News, the court said the woman's punishment was increased because of "her attempt to aggravate and influence the judiciary through the media."

She had initially been sentenced to 90 lashes after being convicting her of violating Saudi's rigid laws on segregation of the sexes.

Under Saudi Arabia's interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, women are not allowed in public in the company of men other than their male relatives.

The initial sentences for the men convicted of the gang rape ranged from 10 months to five years in prison. Their new sentences range from two to nine years, the paper said.

How does any of that matter? She's getting 200 lashes because her lawyer did the right thing by standing up to the unjust tribunal which seems, even by Sharia standards to be going to sickening extremes (even though it's apparently within the court's discretion to do so).

It is apparent to me that the increased sentence is a result of the judge being asked to justify his extremely harsh sentence. The judge's reaction tells me that as a human being, this judge is not fit to breath the same air as the rest of us.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by Kevin

How does any of that matter? She's getting 200 lashes because her lawyer did the right thing by standing up to the unjust tribunal which seems, even by Sharia standards to be going to sickening extremes (even though it's apparently within the court's discretion to do so).

It is apparent to me that the increased sentence is a result of the judge being asked to justify his extremely harsh sentence. The judge's reaction tells me that as a human being, this judge is not fit to breath the same air as the rest of us.

I was just clarifying that she was being sentenced for arguing with the judge....not the initial crime.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

I was just clarifying that she was being sentenced for arguing with the judge....not the initial crime.

No, the sentence was for the attorney attempting to change the outcome of the case by embarrassing the Sharia court by appealing to the media.

Even in the U.S., such behavior would generally be considered unprofessional for an attorney, but in this case, I think the lawyer is not only justified, he's a brave and admirable person for taking on this system at the risk of his career and possibly his life.

Lawyers in the middle east are really some of my favorite people lately -- real heroes. There's this guy and the thousands of Pakistani lawyers who tried to storm the court house so that they could protect their clients' rights.

I have nothing but respect and admiration for these guys.