Saudi schoolgirl to get 90 lashes for carrying mobile

A 13-year-old schoolgirl in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 90 lashes in front of her classmates and two months in prison for carrying to her classroom a mobile phone equipped with a camera.

A 13-year-old schoolgirl in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 90 lashes and two months in prison for carrying to her classroom a mobile phone equipped with a camera.

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The girl, who has not been named, was sentenced to 90 lashes in front of her classmates followed by two months in detention.

A Saudi court pronounced the judgement after she was caught with a cell phone equipped with a camera. The gadget is banned in girls' schools in the country, Press TV reported on Thursday.