LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Tuesday he would intercede to help a British citizen imprisoned, and facing 360 lashings, in Saudi Arabia.
Cameron will write a personal appeal to the Saudi government to spare Karl Andree, 74, a retired oil executive who has resided in Saudi Arabia for 25 years. Andree was caught in the port city of Jidda last year with homemade wine in his car; alcohol possession is forbidden in the country. He has spent a year in jail, and is expected to face lashings as a penalty.