Saudi Arabia: Man sentenced for homosexuality

رقم الوثيقة: MDE 23/013/2010
تاريخ النشر: 12 نوفمبر 2010
التصنيفات: المملكة العربية السعودية

A 27-year-old Saudi Arabian man is reported to have been sentenced to 500 lashes and five years’ imprisonment by a court in Jeddah for the criminal offence of homosexuality, among other charges. He was already serving one year’s imprisonment after being convicted earlier this year on a separate charge of homosexuality, among other offences.