Rape Case In Kuwait Becomes SMS Contest

According to an article in All Headline News, "a Kuwaiti company started a media race to take advantage of the Egyptian man's case in which he is accused of raping 18 children. The media company started a SMS contest, includes one question "what do you think the just ruling in the Hawali monster case should be?"

"Haggag Al Saadi, 27, is accused of raping 16 Egyptian and two Jordanian boys in the tiny gulf state.

Local newspapers refer to the Egyptian as "the Hawali monster" as most of the crimes took place in the Kuwaiti town of Hawali. "

What's not clear is whether the text messages are meant to rouse the public against the accused, or whether the media company is making money out of this.

emily | 4:49 PM | News, Buzz |
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