Briton in Saudi Arabia to Be Flogged for Swearing
<i> Associated Press</i>
LONDON —
A British hospital manager working in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 50 lashes for swearing at his staff, the Foreign Office says.
The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that David Brown, 32, was arrested by the religious police after swearing at Saudi employees.
The flogging is likely to be carried out in public with a bamboo cane, the paper said. Brown is appealing the sentence.
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