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Maldives girl's 100 lashes sentence overturned
Source: BBC
22 August 2013 Last updated at 08:34 GMT
Maldives girl's 100 lashes sentence overturned
A 15-year-old girl who was sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex has had her punishment overturned by a Maldives court.
The High Court ruled on Wednesday that the girl, whose stepfather is on trial for raping her, had been wrongly convicted by a juvenile court of having premarital sex with another man.
Premarital sex is illegal in the Maldives, a popular tourist venue.
The case caused outrage among rights groups who welcomed the latest ruling.
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Maldives girl's 100 lashes sentence overturned
A 15-year-old girl who was sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex has had her punishment overturned by a Maldives court.
The High Court ruled on Wednesday that the girl, whose stepfather is on trial for raping her, had been wrongly convicted by a juvenile court of having premarital sex with another man.
Premarital sex is illegal in the Maldives, a popular tourist venue.
The case caused outrage among rights groups who welcomed the latest ruling.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23792120
