Last edited: March 21, 2005


Pregnant Housemaid to Get 150 Lashes for Adultery

Gulf News, March 14, 2005

By Ras Al Khaimah

A maid was sentenced to 150 lashes yesterday for getting pregnant out of wedlock. A Sharia Court official said the maid�s UAE national sponsor filed a case with police accusing N.S.T of committing adultery and being pregnant.

Her case was referred to the public prosecution department and she was ordered to take a pregnancy test, which came back positive.

She refused to reveal the name of the child�s father, despite being interrogated by the police and the public prosecutor.

The public prosecution department referred her to the emirate�s Sharia Court.

She refused to identify her lover again.

The court sentenced her to 150 lashes, to be administered in two stages. She will then be deported.


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