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  Actually further digging reveals that he is in fact also the king's grandson through the female line. His father married a first cousin who is Abdullah's daughter.
  
  He has brought disgrace on the royal family, not by killing his manservant but by being openly homosexual. Homosexuality is so taboo in KSA that the newspapers have only started mentioning it in recent years.
  
  This is the official position on homosexuality in the Kingdom:
  
  "Homosexuality is one of the most disgusting sins and greatest crimes.... It is a vile perversion that goes against sound nature, and is one of the most corrupting and hideous sins.... The punishment for homosexuality is death. Both the active and passive participants are to be killed whether or not they have previously had sexual intercourse in the context of a legal marriage.... Some of the companions of the Prophet stated that [the perpetrator] is to be burned with fire. It has also been said that he should be stoned, or thrown from a high place."
  Saudi Ministry of Education Textbooks for Islamic Studies: 2007-2008 Academic Year, a textbook used in the training of Saudi judges.
  
  Often participants are let off 'lightly' with 5-year jail terms and 5000 lashes. But when coupled with the death of one of the participants the death penalty has been universally applied. The idea that the prince has already been punished in a foreign court would be lost on the Saudis as the gay issue is still outstanding.

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