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Court won't give Saudi citizen new trial
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2010/04/05 05:51
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| The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a Saudi Arabian citizen who blamed anti-Muslim sentiment for his conviction for keeping his housekeeper a virtual slave. The high court on Monday turned away an appeal from Homaidan Al-Turki. He was convicted of false imprisonment, conspiracy, criminal extortion, theft and unlawful sexual contact. Al-Turki was convicted of sexually abusing his Indonesian housekeeper and paying her less than $2 per day. He complained that he wasn't allowed to question a potential juror about potential anti-Muslim sentiment. |
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