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Two get 150 lashes over abaya
12/06/2006 21:53 - (SA)
Dubai - A court in the Saudi holy city of Mecca has sentenced two youths to five years' hard labour and 150 lashes each for removing a woman's abaya, the Saudi newspaper Arab News reported on Monday.
The woman's abaya - the long black robe that Saudi women must wear by law outside the home - was removed at a shopping complex where one of the youths worked.
Police said one of the youths encouraged the other to strip the young woman of the garment.
The woman complained to local police who immediately arrested the suspects.
Saudi Arabia applies a strict interpretation of the Islamic law, segregates sexes and stipulates a strict dress code. - Sapa-dpa
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