Saudi revelers get 700 lashes for ‘immoral’ party
— DPA reports: “A Saudi judge sentenced seven young men and four women to up to 700 lashes and jail terms ranging up to 10 months for attending an ‘immoral’ party, a Saudi newspaper reported”
— “The 11 revelers, including two Iraqis and nine Saudis aged between 18 and 37, received sentences of between 400-700 lashes and between 4-10 months in prison, Saudi Arabia’s Al Watan newspaper said”
— “The group had been arrested in the northern Saudi district of Al Ha’il in late June on charges of drinking alcohol at a mixed-gender party.”