Saudi law to flog phone porn users
April 16th, 2005

Anyone using camera phones to distribute pornography may face up to 1000 lashes, a 12-year jail term and a 100,000 riyal ($26,670) fine under a proposed Saudi Arabian law, reports Arab News.

The conservative Muslim kingdom’s consultative 150-member Shura council was expected to endorse the new law soon, local newspapers said on Saturday.

The use of camera phones has triggered scuffles at weddings and girls’ schools after handsets were used to film and distribute pictures of unveiled women, newspapers have reported.

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