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Pastimes : The New Qualcomm - write what you like thread.
QCOM 174.810.0%Dec 26 9:30 AM EST
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To: Maurice Winn who started this subject2/3/2001 3:52:16 PM
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Flogging for mobile phone passenger

(time to rethink the use of roaming with your phone?)

A Saudi court has sentenced an army officer to 70 lashes for using his mobile phone on a domestic flight, despite warnings from the crew.
It is reported to be the second such conviction since November.

The court said the man, a captain in the army, had put passengers and himself at risk by using the phone, which is banned under civil aviation laws.

The incident took place as the plane taxied for take-off from Riyadh.

Take-off was delayed by half an hour as the man was taken off the plane by airport security staff.

Criticism

In November, a Saudi who answered his mobile on a Tabuk-Riyadh flight was reported to have been sentenced to 20 lashes.

Civil aviation laws in many countries prohibit the use of electronic communications during flights.

Corporal punishment is used for a number of offences under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.

Human rights groups such as Amnesty International have long criticised Saudi Arabia for running what they believe is a harsh system of justice.

A recent Amnesty report accused the country of having an appalling human rights record, and called on the international community to intervene.

Saudi Arabia rejects allegations of abuse.
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