Gang raped by 7 men? That's 200 lashes

Fun facts about the Saudi legal system!

• Saudi Arabia has a truly independent judiciary, and highly trained lawyers. Yay!
• In theory, the Koran is the "Saudi Constitution" and Islamic sharia the law
• In practice, ~700 Wahhabi clerics/scholars, who are chosen by the other clerics, define what sharia is and how to apply it. (Wahhabism's stricter than Shia/Sunnism, I think). Plus, there are a few patchwork royal-decreed laws
• You get a lenient sentence for rape or wife-beating, but beheaded for witchcraft
• Years ago some laws were added, like "you must keep court records" and "defendants need lawyers." But change is slow. And if you've got a lawyer, the cleric can just throw them out for contempt of court if they like
• A change that's on the books will add a new 10-man supreme court of royal appointees (perhaps not all clerics?). Also, courts will specialize in criminal, commercial, or labour/family issues, instead of doing it all
• The laws will not be codified (written down, so you know what to expect) under the new change. Not happening.
• Attempts are being made to grant women citizen's cards, and people are pushing for the right to drive, but in court many women are only identified by their "male guardian" and their testimony's half the weigh of a man's

Jam it back in, in the dark.