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Saudi Arabia arrests alleged gays in raid
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by Barry Artiste | June 21, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Certainly alleged in Saudi Arabia can get you beheaded or flogged when the sole Rulers of that country control every aspect of Saudi's lives.
Saudi Arabia arrests alleged gays in raidAssociated Press
June 21, 2008 at 10:34 AM EDT
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi newspaper says religious police have arrested 21 allegedly homosexual men and confiscated large amounts of alcohol.
Al-Medina daily says the Commission for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which employs the religious police, was told Friday of a large gathering of young men at a rest house in Qatif, in eastern Saudi Arabia.
The paper says scores of men were initially arrested but only 21 remain in detention.
Homosexuality is seen as a sin in Islam and prohibited in Saudi Arabia and most other Muslim nations. In the conservative kingdom, the offence can be punished by flogging or prison.
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at 03:38 on June 22nd, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:39 on June 22nd, 2008
Thanks Azzy, certainly shocking to find an entire club under arrest and judged by an extended royal family, I can never understand how they allow this in this day and age.
at 05:36 on June 22nd, 2008
Barry Artiste, thanks for bringing attention to this very important issue.
at 05:47 on June 22nd, 2008
Thanks for visiting Rhonda, certainly makes one grateful for the freedoms we have in our countries that other deride or take for granted.