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https://www.rt.com/news/318534-saudi-alcohol-uk-lashes/
A 74-year-old British man is facing a punishment of 350 lashes for making homemade wine. The children of Karl Andree have called on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to bring up the issue with Saudi authorities, saying the ordeal will kill him.
Andree, who has been working in the Kingdom for the last 25 years as an oil executive, was arrested in August 2014 after police found bottles of wine in his car.
The Briton has already served 12 months in one of the country’s jails – Briman Prison in Jeddah. However, the Saudi authorities believe this is not enough and are mulling over whether to inflict 350 lashes on him.
Andree has endured three bouts of cancer and has asthma. His family believes that he would not survive such a brutal punishment.
Damned savages
A 74-year-old British man is facing a punishment of 350 lashes for making homemade wine. The children of Karl Andree have called on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to bring up the issue with Saudi authorities, saying the ordeal will kill him.
Andree, who has been working in the Kingdom for the last 25 years as an oil executive, was arrested in August 2014 after police found bottles of wine in his car.
The Briton has already served 12 months in one of the country’s jails – Briman Prison in Jeddah. However, the Saudi authorities believe this is not enough and are mulling over whether to inflict 350 lashes on him.
Andree has endured three bouts of cancer and has asthma. His family believes that he would not survive such a brutal punishment.
Damned savages