A woman has been sentenced to 70 lashes by a Saudi Arabian court, which found her guilty of defamation after she “insulted” a man on the social messaging service WhatsApp.
The 32-year-old will also be forced to cough up a fine of 20,000 Saudi riyals — about $5,300 — to compensate for distress caused to the man, whose “reputation had been damaged” by the offense.
The ruling came on the same day that another judge granted permission to a Saudi man to divorce his wife after he didn’t like her status update.
