Dec. 15—WENATCHEE — Bethany AlHaidari used to work with clients seeking refuge from the Saudi Arabian government. Clients who were detained or tortured or, in one instance, killed.
WENATCHEE — Bethany AlHaidari used to work with clients seeking refuge from the Saudi Arabian government. Clients who were detained or tortured or, in one instance, killed.
WENATCHEE — A state appellate court reaffirmed an international custody case that allows the state to make rulings if, for one of the parents, returning to the country of origin
"During the custody battle [in Saudi Arabia], Ghassan AlHaidari accused Bethany of gender mixing, adultery, and insulting Islam and Saudi Arabia. Gender mixing, a punishable crime, entails having a male friend. To prove the charge of adultery, Ghassan submitted a photograph of Bethany with a male, who Ghassan claimed to be her boyfriend. The crimes of adultery, insulting Islam, and insulting Saudi Arabia carry a death penalty in Saudi Arabia."
WENATCHEE — A state appellate court reaffirmed an international custody case that allows the state to make rulings if, for one of the parents, returning to the country of origin could result in …