Saudi millionaire cleared of rape.

[Jacque67 7,328]

A Saudi millionaire has been cleared of raping a teenager after claiming he might have accidentally penetrated the 18-year-old when he tripped and fell.

Property developer Ehsan Abdulaziz, 46, was accused of forcing himself on the young woman as she slept on the sofa in his flat in Maida Vale, west London.

He had already had sex with her 24-year-old friend and said he might have fallen on top of the teenager while his ####### was poking out the top of his underwear.

Abdulaziz was cleared of one count of rape following a trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3361640/Saudi-millionaire-cleared-raping-teenager-telling-court-accidentally-penetrated-18-year-old-tripped-fell-her.html#ixzz3uSQIQVMn

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[Merle 458]

Money can't buy you love but it can by you out of a guilty verdict apparently.

[TBoneTX 46,373]

Should he have been sentenced to a penile institution?

[Expat1 971]

She wasn't dressed right

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/342731

Saudi cleric says 'baby burkas' would prevent child molestation

A Saudi cleric claims the best way for his country to prevent sexual molestation of young girls is to require them to wear burkas.

The comments, made by cleric Sheikh Abdullah Daoud, come in the wake of the Fayhan al-Ghamdi verdict. Al-Ghamdi is a Saudi cleric accused of raping and torturing his five-year-old daughter to death. On Saturday, Digital Journal reported al-Ghamdi was ordered to pay "blood money" to the slain girl's mother, but was spared a jail sentence.

Following the verdict, Manal al-Sharif, a women’s rights activist, launched the "Ana Lama" campaign via Twitter. The campaign is aimed at forcing the Saudi government to enact legislation that would criminalize violence against women and children. Under Saudi Arabia’s current Islamic law, a father cannot be executed for murdering his children, or for murdering his wife.

Daoud, whose critics have dubbed his idea the "baby burkas” campaign, made the comments in October of last year. However following the al-Ghamdi verdict, the comments are just now beginning to receive widespread attention.

During a television interview on Islamic Al-Majd TV, Daoud said wearing veils that completely covered the face would help prevent baby girls from being molested. He went on to claim that unnamed medical and security sources say there is an increase in the number of babies and young girls being molested, citing the case of a 49-year-old man accused of raping his daughter no less than 288 times as an example.

Former Saudi Board of Grievances judge, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Jzlana, is publicly criticizing Daoud for his comments, telling Al Arabiya that the comments were denigrating to Islam and Shariah and “made Islam look bad”.

Others are outraged that the cleric would resort to blaming small children for the criminal acts of adults, with Malaka Elvazgi saying:

"Burkas for babies is disturbing! Now the baby victims are blamed for men’s crimes. Allah help us stop the ignorance."

Some agree that instances of reported sexual assault against young girls within Saudi Arabia are on the increase. The reason for the increased reporting is debated however. Some believe that it is due to an actual increase in the number of assaults occurring. Others believe it is due to new child protection laws enacted in January of 2011.

Widespread reporting may continue to increase due to a new plan aimed at holding “violators of family and children law accountable”. On January 17th, Maha al-Maneef, executive manager of the Saudi cabinet's family safety organization, announced Saudi Arabia was preparing to launch a 24-hour hotline for people to report violence against children.

If incidents of child molestation is indeed on the rise in Saudi Arabia, and regardless of the reason for the increased number of reports, Daoud's comments have many saying it is irresponsible of him to place the blame on children and infants, essentially relieving the perpetrators of any personal responsibility.

[Expat1 971]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2273171/Fayhan-al-Ghamdi-raped-tortured-daughter-5-death-escapes-light-sentence.html

Yes and of course money can buy you freedom. Even when your victim lays in the hospital with a broken back for what I understand were about 10 weeks before you die.

Every single time one of our VJ colleagues speaks up to defend this - this is what he or she is condoning:

A Saudi preacher who tortured his five-year-old daughter to death has been released after agreeing to pay 'blood money', activists said.

Lama al-Ghamdi died in October having suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken ribs and left arm, extensive bruising and burns.

The child had also been repeatedly raped and the burned.

Her father Fayhan al-Ghamdi, a prominent Islamist preacher who regularly appears on television in Saudi Arabia, served only a few months in jail despite admitting having used a cane and cables to inflict the injuries.

Activists from the group Women to Drive said the preacher had doubted Lama's virginity and had her checked up by a medic.

Randa al-Kaleeb, a social worker from the hospital where Lama was admitted, said the girl's back was broken and that she had been repeatedly raped.

Her injuries were then burned.

Rather than the death penalty or a long prison sentence, the judge in the case ruled the prosecution could only seek 'blood money', according to activists.

The money is compensation for the next of kin under Islamic law.

Activists said the judge ruled the few months al-Ghamdi spent in prison since his arrest in November was sufficient punishment.

He has reportedly agreed to pay £31,000 ($50,000), which is believed to have gone to Lama's mother.

The amount is half that would have been paid if Lama had been a boy.

Edited December 16, 2015 by Expat1

[Jacque67 7,328]

Hmm. Martin Griffiths QC was the judge ... Seems he had financial trouble last year.

A top QC has lost a costly legal battle over the sale of a £3.6million country manor after pulling out of the deal when he discovered the property was riddled with dry rot and rising damp.

Leading barrister William Griffiths QC and his wife Angela thought they had found their dream home when they viewed Laughton Manor in Lewes, East Sussex, in 2010.

They exchanged contracts with owner Alan Hardy on April Fools' Day in 2011 but were hauled before the courts after refusing to pay for the property because they were concerned about rising damp, wet and dry rot and timber decay.

They have now lost a lengthy legal battle in London's High Court and face a £385,000 bill after a judge ruled they had breached the contract by trying to rescind the agreement.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2857671/Top-QC-loses-legal-battle-sale-3-6m-country-manor-pulled-deal-discovery-dry-rot-rising-damp.html#ixzz3uUgvD1Y3

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[ExPatty 502]

Saudi treats its women very badly, I doubt it's the first time he has tripped and fallen into somebody.

[Boiler 46,359]

Not sure what all the fuss is.

I would imagine most of us have had similar accidents.

[Expat1 971]

Hmm. Martin Griffiths QC was the judge ... Seems he had financial trouble last year.

A top QC has lost a costly legal battle over the sale of a £3.6million country manor after pulling out of the deal when he discovered the property was riddled with dry rot and rising damp.

Leading barrister William Griffiths QC and his wife Angela thought they had found their dream home when they viewed Laughton Manor in Lewes, East Sussex, in 2010.

They exchanged contracts with owner Alan Hardy on April Fools' Day in 2011 but were hauled before the courts after refusing to pay for the property because they were concerned about rising damp, wet and dry rot and timber decay.

They have now lost a lengthy legal battle in London's High Court and face a £385,000 bill after a judge ruled they had breached the contract by trying to rescind the agreement.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2857671/Top-QC-loses-legal-battle-sale-3-6m-country-manor-pulled-deal-discovery-dry-rot-rising-damp.html#ixzz3uUgvD1Y3

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Who would have known that manor was built over an oil reservior

[khwaidee1 196]

Not sure what all the fuss is.

I would imagine most of us have had similar accidents.

Dunno about that, I've tripped and fallen plenty of times and never penetrated anyone or anything. But, then again, my tripping was due to being clumsy and sounds like this guy had more practice than me. And my god, can you imagine if she hadn't been there to "break" his fall? Oh, the horror!

[smilesammich 10,727]

Every single time one of our VJ colleagues speaks up to defend this - this is what he or she is condoning:

defends what exactly? i don't think i've ever seen any vj colleagues defend rape.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

defends what exactly? i don't think i've ever seen any vj colleagues defend rape.

Nobody here currently. I recall more than a few "she was asking for it given the circumstances" posts in the past.

[smilesammich 10,727]

Nobody here currently. I recall more than a few "she was asking for it given the circumstances" posts in the past.

yeah but danno's been gone for a while..

[Póg mo 1,749]

defends what exactly? i don't think i've ever seen any vj colleagues defend rape.

I was wondering the very same thing.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2273171/Fayhan-al-Ghamdi-raped-tortured-daughter-5-death-escapes-light-sentence.html

Yes and of course money can buy you freedom. Even when your victim lays in the hospital with a broken back for what I understand were about 10 weeks before you die.

Every single time one of our VJ colleagues speaks up to defend this - this is what he or she is condoning:

A Saudi preacher who tortured his five-year-old daughter to death has been released after agreeing to pay 'blood money', activists said.

Lama al-Ghamdi died in October having suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken ribs and left arm, extensive bruising and burns.

The child had also been repeatedly raped and the burned.

Her father Fayhan al-Ghamdi, a prominent Islamist preacher who regularly appears on television in Saudi Arabia, served only a few months in jail despite admitting having used a cane and cables to inflict the injuries.

Activists from the group Women to Drive said the preacher had doubted Lama's virginity and had her checked up by a medic.

Randa al-Kaleeb, a social worker from the hospital where Lama was admitted, said the girl's back was broken and that she had been repeatedly raped.

Her injuries were then burned.

Rather than the death penalty or a long prison sentence, the judge in the case ruled the prosecution could only seek 'blood money', according to activists.

The money is compensation for the next of kin under Islamic law.

Activists said the judge ruled the few months al-Ghamdi spent in prison since his arrest in November was sufficient punishment.

He has reportedly agreed to pay £31,000 ($50,000), which is believed to have gone to Lama's mother.

The amount is half that would have been paid if Lama had been a boy.

Who here is defending rape?