Saudi Arabia: Eye-gouging/Torture: Puthen Veetil Abdul Latheef Noushad (m), Indian national \n\n

Saudi Arabia: Eye-gouging/Torture: Puthen Veetil Abdul Latheef Noushad (m), Indian national \n\n

Index AI: MDE 23/017/2005
Date de publication: 9 décembre 2005
Catégories: Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord, Arabie saoudite, Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord

Puthen Veetil Abdul Latheef Noushad has reportedly been sentenced to have an eye removed. The sentence is said to have been passed to a higher court and, if upheld, could be inflicted at any time. According to press reports, the sentence is punishment for partially blinding another man during a fight in April 2003.