CAIRO (AFP) - A young bedouin in Egypt's Sinai peninsula has been sentenced
to have his tongue cut out or hand over more camels after he made "naughty"
remarks to a shepherdess, local media reported on Tuesday.
A tent-based
tribal court in the desert region sentenced the unnamed man to pay 40 camels
compensation to the woman as well as either have his tongue cut out or cough up
another five camels, the Egyptian Gazette said.
It is now up to the woman,
who hails from a different tribe, whether she would rather have the amputated
tongue or additional camel.
The accused was not allowed to speak during the
trial, the paper reported, adding that tribal justice "has helped keep the peace
and maintain stability among the tribes of the desert for generations."
All this to be taken with a grain of piquant salt!!!
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