Tuesday, October 13, 2015

British Man Faces 350 Lashes In Saudi Arabia

Karl Andree, 74, who reportedly broke Saudi Arabia’s laws with homemade alcohol, will not survive flogging, say family

The children of a British man have called on David Cameron to intervene to save their father from being subjected to 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia. Karl Andree, 74, faces being publicly flogged as part of a punishment imposed after bottles of homemade wine were reportedly found last year in his car by Saudi police enforcing strict laws prohibiting alcohol.

The family of the oil executive, who is being held at Jeddah’s Briman prison, say he is already weak as a result of cancer and fear that the flogging will kill him. They said in a statement reported by the Sun: “Our father has given 25 years of his working life toSaudi Arabia, and this is how he is treated. Until his arrest, he has always been happy working there and felt safe .... http://www.theguardian.com