Saudis jail and flog party-goers
A group of adults was sentenced to jail and floggings today for having an all-night party in Saudi Arabia.
The four women and 11 men were convicted of “mingling”. The country follows a strict interpretation of Islam that prohibits unrelated men and women from mixing.
The men, aged between 30 and 40, and three of the women, who are under 30, were sentenced to an unspecified number of lashes and one or two year prison terms each.
The fourth woman, a minor, was sentenced to 80 lashes but was not jailed.
The ruling was handed down at a court in the northern town of Ha’il.
Officials said police saw the group partying until dawn last month.
