Husband given 20 lashes for accusing his new wife of not being a virgin

Saudi court sentences husband to 20 lashes for accusing his new wife of not being a virgin in front of her father

A husband has been sentenced to 20 lashes after alleging his wife was not a virgin when they married. He was accused of suggesting his bride was lying about her virginity during a public outburst in front of her father and other neighbourhood elders, according to a Saudi news website.
The humiliated wife went to court to prove her honour and reputation, Al-Sharq Online reported.



Inhumane: A criminal is beaten before being beheaded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - a country which has faced fierce international criticism over its human rights record. (File photo)

A judge in the Saudi city of Mecca ordered the public flogging of the Yemeni man to be carried out in one session because he could not offer any evidence to refute the claims. He says she had been married and divorced before marrying him. As is common in conservative parts of the Arab world, he says the marriage contract stipulated she was a virgin at the time of their wedding.

Saudi Arabia has faced strong international condemnation over its use of corporal and capital punishment. Public beatings and executions are common place in the autocratic Kingdom.

A political activist was this month sentenced to 300 lashes and four years in prison for calling for a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia.


Barbaric: Public flogging is a widespread punishment dished out by judges across Saudi Arabia. (File photo)


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