Fucking hell. The Saudis are digging in.
Saudi Arabia has expressed “surprise and dismay” at international media reports criticising the flogging of a Saudi blogger for insulting Islam.
In its first official statement on the case the foreign ministry said it rejected any interference in its internal affairs.
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The foreign ministry said it could not accept any impingement on the country’s sovereignty, or on the impartiality of its judiciary system.
“The kingdom unequivocally rejects any aggression under the pretext of human rights,” it added.
It’s not a pretext, you callous piece of shit.
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