Saudi King 'Abdallah bin 'Abd Al-'Aziz has issued a royal pardon for the "girl from Al-Qatif" who was gang-raped.
Last month, a Saudi court sentenced the girl to six months in prison and 200 lashes for "illegally being alone" with a man at the time she was kidnapped by the seven rapists.
The king was exercising his right to intervene in judicial affairs in cases when such intervention would produce extensive public benefit.
In response to the decree the Saudi justice minister said that the pardon did not raise doubts about the integrity, fairness, and freedom of operation of Saudi judges or of the Saudi judicial system.
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