Saudi preacher who raped, murdered daughter freed 
Fayhan al-Ghamdi spent only few months in jail despite admitting to using cane, cables to torture his five-year-old daughter whose virginity he questioned 

February 4, 2013
Ynet 
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A http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4330687,00.html \t _blank Saudi preacher who tortured his five-year-old daughter to death has been released after agreeing to pay 'blood money', The Daily Mail reported. 
 
Lama al-Ghamdi died in October having suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken ribs and left arm, extensive bruising and burns, according to the report. 

She had also been repeatedly raped and then burned.
 
Her father Fayhan al-Ghamdi, a prominent Islamist preacher who regularly appears on television in Saudi Arabia, served only a few months in jail despite admitting to having used a cane and cables to inflict the injuries. 
 
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4338532,00.html \t _blank Women's rights activists said al-Ghamdi had doubted Lama's virginity and had her checked up by a medic. 
 
Rather than the death penalty or a long prison sentence, the judge in the case ruled the prosecution could only seek 'blood money', according to activists. 

According to the report, the judge ruled the few months al-Ghamdi spent in prison since his arrest in November was sufficient punishment. 
 
He has reportedly agreed to pay £31,000 ($50,000), which is believed to have gone to Lama's mother.
 
Activists say under Islamic laws a father cannot be executed for http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4320512,00.html \t _blank murdering his children. Husbands can also not be executed for murdering their wives, they say.
 
A social media campaign is now gaining momentum after the ruling was publicized.