Man will get 30 lashes for smoking on Saudi Arabian flight

By at 10:58 am Tuesday, Feb 3

A Sudanese man who refused to put out his cigarette on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight has been sentenced to 30 lashes by a judge.
Wearing just a thin shirt, he will be flogged by a policeman wielding a slim reed who must hold a book under his arm to prevent him using too much force.

The strokes are not meant to leave permanent damage but to inflict painful welts that bleed and bruise.

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Under Saudi’s Sharia or Islamic law, flogging is common for a number morals offences ranging from adultery to being alone in the company of an unrelated person of the opposite sex..

Man will get 30 lashes for smoking on Saudi Arabian flight (Via Arbroath)

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