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Saudi Arabia abolishes discretionary flogging
The Supreme Court ended flogging as a ta'zir punishment, the category used for drug offences, and directed courts to use prison, fines or alternative penalties instead. Capital punishment and long prison terms under the anti-narcotics law remained available.
Source: UN Committee against Torture — Saudi Arabia's third periodic report
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