"Hamed Yaseen Saeed, Mohamad Hasan Yousif, and 2 Unnamed women"
Hamed Yaseen Saeed, Mohamad Hasan Yousif, and 2 Unnamed women (United Arab Emirates)
Crime: “Adultery”
April 2005
The Shariah Court in Fujairah sentenced Hamed Yaseen Saeed and Mohamad Hasan Yousif -- both UAE nationals -- to 13 months in jail and flogging of 90 lashes each. In addition, a UAE national woman and an Indian woman, who were caught in an immoral position with the two nationals were sentenced for the same jail term and 90 lashes. The Indian lady would be deported after serving her sentence.
For more information, see http://www.corpun.com/aej00504.htm
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