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Mother said Josh Powell threatened her
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 10 (UPI) -- Husbands in Saudi Arabia are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a judge said.
CNN reported Sunday that Judge Hamad Al-Razine said that a woman deserves to be punished for profligate spending.
The remark was made at a conference on domestic violence, the U.S. network reported, citing Saudi media.
Al-Razine also said that a woman's "indecent behavior and use of offensive words against their husbands were some of the reasons for domestic violence" in the kingdom.
CNN reported that women in the audience protested Al-Razine's statement, and some said they were surprised to learn the remarks came from a jurist.
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