Man faces death for sleeping with his 'ex-wife'

His crime was he had divorced her but did not tell her for nearly four months

A Saudi man could be stoned to death if he is found guilty of sleeping with his ex-wife for nearly four months without telling her that he had divorced her.

The woman filed a case against her ex-husband and asked court in the western Red Sea port of Jeddah to give him maximum punishment for having sex with her during that period although he had divorced her nearly four months ago.
 
The woman, who was not identified, said her former husband told her on the last day of their relationship that he had just divorced her.
 
“When she went to court to check the divorce case, she was told her husband divorced her 120 days ago although he told her about the divorce a day before,” the Saudi Arabic language daily Alikhbariya said.
 
“The woman demanded the maximum punishment of her ex-husband…court sources said that in case the man is found guilty, he could be stoned to death because what he had done amounts to the most serious adultery since she is prohibited to sleep with him unless she marries another man and is divorced again before returning to the former husband.”
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  • Khan 11 December 2011 21:25 0 0
    If humanity had some "Ideal Rules" to run a country/society, than there wouldn't be any conflict. You wouldn't have probably noticed this as an issue. If you are comparing this law with the US for example than why don't you compare the Rape and sex out of marriage statistics, with the us. A law could not be judged by how it looks, It could be Judged by how effective it is to eradicate a problem.
  • Abdul Rasheed Sait 10 December 2011 12:53 0 0
    Mr. James, We Muslims have authentic books (Quran & Hadiths) for religious practices and we follow that and not by movies.
  • Irum 10 December 2011 10:09 0 0
    Sami if you dont know about Saudi Arabia's law then please don't comment on it either. The stoning law is very much alive in Saudi and they do follow it strictly.
  • M.A. Khan 10 December 2011 02:09 0 0
    Dear James, Referring to your comments about stone age. Would you please keep yourself away from our religious practices. I mean can't you even mind your won business in terms of religion. Thanks a billion to stay out of our religion.
  • Jamaes 9 December 2011 11:46 0 0
    Stone Age....go and watch 'Black Gold' Movie and you can imagine whats up !!
  • Sami 9 December 2011 07:56 0 1
    There is no stoning in Saudi Arabia for adultery and maximum punishment is jail terms.

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