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A UK pensioner caught with homemade wine in Saudi Arabia could receive 360 lashes - a punishment his family say would kill him. Karl Andree, 74, has already spent more than a year in prison since being arrested by Saudi religious police. His daughter Kirsten Piroth told BBC News her father - who has suffered from three types of cancer - "would not survive" the punishment lashes.
"He's got a great spirit..."
Unfortunately she added:Quote"He's got a great spirit..." Other expats say you can drink and even produce the stuff in expat compounds, just don't drive it round or try to sell it.
A British man who was imprisoned for possessing alcohol in Saudi Arabia will be released within a week, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said.Karl Andree, 74, was arrested by Saudi religious police after being found in possession of homemade wine.He has been in prison for more than a year and his family feared he would also be flogged, although Saudi officials denied this would happen.
QuoteHe has been in prison for more than a year and his family feared he would also be flogged, although Saudi officials denied this would happen.
He has been in prison for more than a year and his family feared he would also be flogged, although Saudi officials denied this would happen.