The unnamed teenager was convicted on her confession under sharia law after her family complained that she has had sex with a 29-year-old man in July.
The man was given 10 years in jail during a court hearing in the remote Raa atoll on Sunday.
A court official said the girl, whose identity was not revealed, could refuse the public flogging and would then instead be subjected only to eight months house arrest under local laws. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more
