Alcohol -- like narcotics, weapons, pork and pornography -- are prohibited in Saudi Arabia in line with the Middle Eastern nation's strict Wahhabi interpretation of Islam.
Karl Andree has spent more than a year in custody, and his family has expressed concern he might not survive the lashing.
"Delighted
to announce Brit Karl Andree will be released from Saudi custody within
a week & reunited with his family," Hammond said Wednesday on
Twitter.
Hammond is in Saudi Arabia for a four-nation tour that the Foreign Office says is focused "on regional security and the challenges of extremism."
(culled cnn)
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