Egyptians decry doctor’s sentence of 1,500 lashes


	Egyptians decry doctor’s sentence of 1,500 lashes

polymath22

11-12-2008 10:34 PM

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crime, punishment, islam, law, judge, cruel, unusual, rights, abuse, brutality

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11-13-2008 5:09 PM

darkduskx

How about they just spank the princess for being a dummy.

11-13-2008 5:37 PM

bignosemousie

1,500 lashes would kill anyone, I would think.

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         Egyptian doctors and activists comfort Amin Arabi, the father of doctor Raouf Arabi who was sentenced by a Saudi court to 15-years in prison and 1,500 lashes on charges he prescribed high doses of morphine to a Saudi princess, during a protest at doctors 
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