An internet blogger facing 1,000 lashes for criticising clerics in Saudi Arabia was given new hope last night after the apparent intervention of the king.Bowing to massive international pressure, King Abdullah has referred the case of Raif Badawi to the country's supreme court.There has been no official statement from the Saudi government on the monarch's intervention, revealed by Mr Badawi's wife, Ensaf.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Saudi king 'halts flogging of blogger facing 1,000 lashes' after Middle Eastern country accused of 'outrageous inhumanity'
In an update to my last post, the media are now reporting:
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