Posted on 07/13/2010 8:22:20 PM PDT by george76
MAKKAH: A Saudi woman who is seeking a divorce from her husband has claimed that a judge has refused to listen to her complaints at five scheduled hearings because she came to court without a male legal guardian each time.
“The court at Al-Jumoum outside Makkah city set five hearings in my case, but each time I went the judge refused to see me or listen to my case because I had no male guardian with me,” said the woman, Um Hasan.
She and her estranged husband have been married for 17 years during which time they have had six children.
Um Hasan said her life has been like hell because of her husband’s drug addiction.
“My married life changed from a loving one to one in which physical and verbal abuse became the norm. I was left with no option but to leave my husband and
(Excerpt) Read more at arabnews.com ...
Jeez, this judge is lucky Mrs. Colonel wasn’t in front of him, she’d’ve kicked his ass. Just sayin’...
Colonel, USAFR
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