Saudi rape victim 's lawyer says case has elicited calls for his beheading . Before the reported postponement Wednesday , Abdul Rahman al-Lahem said the rape case had elicited a fierce response , including calls for his beheading . The man was convicted of raping a woman in the city of Medina and sentenced to death by stoning. Abdul Rahman al-Lahem has had his disciplinary hearing postponed . Al-Lahem : ` ` I belong to a new generation of lawyers '' Lawyer singles out chief judge , says he fails to grasp world is changing .
Saudi rape victim 's lawyer says case has elicited calls for his beheading . The man was convicted of raping a woman in the city of Medina and sentenced to death by stoning. Abdul Rahman al-Lahem has had his disciplinary hearing postponed . Al-Lahem : ` ` I belong to a new generation of lawyers '' Lawyer singles out chief judge , says he fails to grasp world is changing .