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Saudi King Abdullah has revoked a sentence of ten lashes imposed on a woman for defying the nations ban on women driving.
A day earlier,a Saudi court found Shaima Jastaina guilty of violating the driving ban,and sentenced her to 10 lashes.
A government official revealed the king”s decision for saving the woman from the punishment,but did not reveal the king’s reasons for intervening in the case,the Telegraph reports.
It was the first time a legal punishment had been handed down for breaking the longtime ban in the ultra conservative Muslim nation.
The ruling comes just two days after Saudi King Abdullahs announcement that women will have the right to vote and run in the country’s 2015 local elections.
