A member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (the Hai'a) has been sentenced to 158 lashes and 50 days in jail for harassing a Saudi woman. The Madina court issued the verdict after hearing that the man subjected the woman to an intense harassment campaign over the phone. A Hai'a official said: “The Saudi woman lodged a complaint against the Hai'a member. The Hai'a will take the necessary measures according to the regulations and uphold what is right even if it is against one of its employees.” __