Want early release? Dig tombs
Published: 11 February, 2009, 15:03
An offender from the United Arab States, sentenced by a Shari'ah judge to eight months in prison, has been offered a peculiar alternative – digging tombs.
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Published: 11 February, 2009, 15:03
An offender from the United Arab States, sentenced by a Shari'ah judge to eight months in prison, has been offered a peculiar alternative – digging tombs.